Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind

Suzanne Fisher Staples. Laurel Leaf Library, $5.99 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-679-81030-8

PW called this Newbery Honor book about a Pakistani girl a ``thorny, poignant coming-of-age'' novel. ``Staples's depiction of desert life is breathtaking. She employs vivid, lyrical metaphors to create the potency of the family's joys and struggles.'' Ages 12-up. (Oct.)

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