num_pages: 216
description: Leaving Home...forever. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly is getting married. When she discovers that the husband her parents have chosen for her is sickly boy with wicked parents, Koly wishes she could flee. According to tradition, though, she has no choice. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed. In the wake of her marriage, however, Koly's life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself alone in a strange city of white-sari-clad windows. Her only choice seems to be to shed her name and her future and join the hopeless hordes who chant for food. Even then, cast out in a current of time-worn tradition, this rare young woman sets out to forge her own exceptional future. And a life, like a beautiful tapestry, comes together for Koly-- one stitch at a time. Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and 2000 National Book Award Winner
language: English
title: Homeless Bird
titlecomplete: Homeless Bird
genres: Historical, Childrens, India, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Historical Fiction, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 13727
places: India
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Award
category: Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature
publisher: Scholastic