Cover of A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer, a children's book set in Africa for ages 8-12

A Girl Named Disaster

by Nancy Farmer

Age Group: 8-12
Region: Africa
Categories: Award Winning
Reading Format: Chapter-Books
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About This Book

While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.

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