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    <body><![CDATA[An amazing look at the life of a Pakistani girl who has grown up in the desert.  When she reaches marriageable age, content with the knowledge that she will marry one of her cousins, family tragedy and upheaval leads to her being used as a bargaining chip to settle a feud.  The author lived among th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14909644">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[SUMMARY<br/>Shabanu is the youngest in a family of “desert people” blessed only with daughters in male-dominated Cholistan, Pakistan.  This is a bildungsroman, depicting the time in which Shabanu comes of age.  She loves her life in the desert with her family.  Her chore every day is to take ca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51428959">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shabanu is the daughter of nomadic Muslim Pakistanis. The story tells her coming of age and conflicting feelings about her approaching arranged marriage. It's well written and an interesting story. However I felt it was a little less credible because it is written by an American woman. She did spend...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78940771">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books that I thought was SOOOOO GOOOOOD....when I was 12. I'm afraid to read it again, as my taste has probably changed since then. I like keeping in my childhood capsule of memory- untarnished and stil favored. You know what I'm talking about. I watched Flight of the Navigator ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38293544">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;This first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA books to appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistani setting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child rings authentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and her sister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she will eventually lose her betrothed and be promised to a wealthy landowner to settle a feud. The richness and tragedy of a whole culture are reflected in the fate of this girl's family. Through an involving plot Staples has given readers insight into lives totally different from their own, but into emotions resoundingly familiar.&quot;--(starred) <em>Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.  </em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I thought this was an historical novel about the ancient days in Pakistan.  Shabanu and her family live a nomadic life in the Pakistan desert but then when they travel, they meet up with jeeps and motorcycles -- only their lifestyle is still rooted in the ancient past.  Shabanu has a sense ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73607315">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This story was definately engaging, but perhaps a bit simplisitic...or lacking certain depth (perhaps because it is intended for a younger audience??). It also felt like I was reading a coming-of-age story written by an outsider...someone who grew up in America/'the west' rather than someone who act...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66510145">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is located in the juvenile section of many libraries, but it may be more appropriate for young adults and even adults in my opinion.  It is a good book to recommend to your more mature young readers.  The book is set around a young girl in Pakistan who lives a nomadic life.  The beginning ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42440638">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shabanu is a Newbery Honor book.  However, not one I’d recommend for young readers. Shabanu, the strong female protagonist, brings to light what it is like to live in a male dominated, nomadic culture in Pakistan, where women are given little choice.  It’s a little slow at first, but picks up, a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46481945">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a work of juvenile fiction written as the first novel by a reporter who lived and worked in Pakistan (where the novel takes place) for many years.  I picked up this book  because I loved &quot;Shiva's Fire&quot; which a  metaphysical/magical story. This book, on the other hand, tries to be v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32914636">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A surprisingly affecting and well written book.  I rarely read young adult fiction, but my daughter recommended this one, and I felt I was long overdue to read some more books about Arab or Islamic culture – especially women in the Arab/Islamic world.(My other books include Palace Walk and Reading...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29026744">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Shabanu and the sequels are important books for the world we live in because they describe a proud, independent people who are now in the midst of what will be a long, horrible war. The image of Pakistanis as either terrorists or helpless refuges are popular with news and entertainment (just watch I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26058580">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ I personally did not like this book.  I found it really boring, even though it was an easy read.  I think part of the reason I found it so boring is that I did not know what going on half the time due to the fact that I did not understand half of the words.  There was a dictionary in the back, but ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24540393">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Characters:<br/>•Shabanu- main character<br/>•Parents- have control over her destiny<br/>•Phulan- her older sister who is to be married first<br/>•Guluband- Shabanu’s camel she loved, lost<br/>•Mithoo- her other camel she loved and lost<br/>•Sharma- the family member who refused ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23601893">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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