num_pages: 240
description: When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.In a novel of present-day Pakistan, the lives of the nomads of the Cholistan Desert are revealed in the story of Shabanu, who must submit to the marriage her father arranges for her, or go against centuries of tradition by defying him
language: English
title: SHABANU
titlecomplete: SHABANU
characters: Mama, Auntie, Dadi, Phulan, Shabanu
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Cultural, School, Teen, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Pakistan, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 7126
places: Pakistan
series: Shabanu
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf