A Girl Named Disaster
By Nancy Farmer
When Nhamo (Disaster) flees her village to search for her father in Zimbabwe, she is lost on Lake Cabora Bassa in Mozambique. Alone, she survives harsh weather, wild animals, and near starvation before building a new life in the world of her father's people.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1997 (Honor Title)
- Age: Older
- Format: Book
- ISBN: (0-531-09539-8)