Books with title Shabanu Daughter of the Wind

The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called “Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.” Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she’s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she’s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family’s honor—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart?A New York Times Notable Book“Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.” —The New York Times

"This first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA books to appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistani setting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child rings authentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and her sister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she will eventually lose her betrothed and be promised to a wealthy landowner to settle a feud. The richness and tragedy of a whole culture are reflected in the fate of this girl's family. Through an involving plot Staples has given readers insight into lives totally different from their own, but into emotions resoundingly familiar."--(starred) Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she’s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she’s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family’s honor—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart?

Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she's been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she's dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family's honor or listen to the stirrings of her own heart?"

A magical story in the vein of Like Water for Chocolate about the extraordinary ones that live among us and the people who love them.Esperanza shared one day of passion with the cunning wind.Mariela is the daughter born from that passion, and she's Esperanza's entire world. But Mariela is special. This world cannot contain her.And where Mariela must go, Esperanza can't follow. Note: This is a short story.

Pretty, intelligent and combative, Yoko Tsuno is an electronics engineer who always remains faithful to her values: loyalty, friendship and respect for life. In this volume, a megalomaniac businessman has stolen the artificial typhoon created by Yoko's father and intends to use it as a military weapon. Hundreds of lives are in danger. Yoko and Aoki, her teacher, eventually manage to neutralise the typhoon, but Aoki has to sacrifice himself in the process.

As I allow my being to permeate various organic elements, Daughter of the Wind evolves into a collection of short poems depicting my reach into the core of flora and fauna of our planet. I pause to reflect as I allow the same sea that caresses the shore to drown me under it, to carry my vessel to acknowledge my brothers nesting behind corals in its dark corners. I linger around long enough for the void to grab hold of me and push me into an ethereal creature that humans have only heard of in stories. Pulled and torn by different creations across continents, I am forced to feel a taste of their emotions. I finally surrender into a tamed ego, as my soul shocks me back into my reality to present you a plethora of the human condition.