Homeless Bird
by Gloria Whelan
Taste attributes: teendramahistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn emotional book that is warm-hearted and stylised. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.7 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
Gloria Whelan's National Book Award–winning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen–year–old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled; her life has been sold for a dowry.
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- Author
- Gloria Whelan
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 195
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- Open Library
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