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Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind

By Suzanne Fisher Staples

Spirited and courageous Shabanu, younger daughter of present-day Pakistani camel herders, loves her family's life and her role in caring for their camels. Both Shabanu and her older sister are betrothed to brothers, but as her sister's wedding nears, a calam ity occurs that changes forever the life of independent Shabanu.

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