The Shadows of Ghadames
Written by Joëlle Stolz. Tr. from the French by Catherine Temerson. Published by Delacorte.
About
Stolz paints a vivid picture of an all-female community and a young woman's coming-of-age in nineteenth-century Libya, in a story that follows 11-year-old Malika as she questions the restrictions that she encounters as she approaches marriageable age. The 2005 Batchelder Award Medal.
Details
ISBN:
0385731043
Awards Won
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Notable Children's Books
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best of children's books on the Notable Children's Books list.
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2005 - Selection(s) |
