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Dangerous Skies

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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A Season of Change Along the Virginia shoreline where their families have lived for generations, Buck and Tunes Smith defy tradition. Raised together like brother and sister, they are bound by surname, but not by skin color. And just as Buck has come to rely on Tunes, Tunes has come to trust that even in a place where race can mean so much, their friendship will remain as dependable as the tides. But then the horrifying events of one spring afternoon tear them apart -- and change their world forever. Desperate to hang on to the thing that he values most, Buck struggles to uphold their friendship -- without realizing that his efforts are pushing Tunes farther and farther away. From a Newbury Honor -- winning author, this is a powerfully moving story of friendship in the face of racism, and betrayal in the name of loyalty.

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1466813571

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9781466813571

The House of Djinn

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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The House of Djinn

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

Mumtaz, daughter of Shabanu, has lived with her father's traditional Muslim family for 10 years, enduring the scorn of her auntie Leyla day in and day out. Her only protectors are her uncle Omar and Baba, patriarch of the Amirzai tribe, but even they would disown her if they knew she had a crush on a Hindu boy. The only person Mumtaz can confide in is her cousin Jameel. Unfortunately, Jameel lives with his parents in California and he's been out of touch since he fell in love with a Jewish girl. When Baba dies unexpectedly, Mumtaz's world is thrown into chaos. Without Baba keeping order in the tribe, Mumtaz and Jameel find themselves thrust together in the middle of an ongoing power struggle—the same one that sent Shabanu into hiding a decade earlier. A compelling conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Newbery Honor Book Shabanu and continued in Haveli,The House of Djinn explores the delicate balance between freedom and tradition in modern-day Pakistan.

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0307976424

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Haveli

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Haveli

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.

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0307977897

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9780307977892

Under the Persimmon Tree

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Under the Persimmon Tree

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

Intertwined portraits of courage and hope in Afghanistan and Pakistan Najmah, a young Afghan girl whose name means "star," suddenly finds herself alone when her father and older brother are conscripted by the Taliban and her mother and newborn brother are killed in an air raid. An American woman, Elaine, whose Islamic name is Nusrat, is also on her own. She waits out the war in Peshawar, Pakistan, teaching refugee children under the persimmon tree in her garden while her Afghan doctor husband runs a clinic in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. Najmah's father had always assured her that the stars would take care of her, just as Nusrat's husband had promised that they would tell Nusrat where he was and that he was safe. As the two look to the skies for answers, their fates entwine. Najmah, seeking refuge and hoping to find her father and brother, begins the perilous journey through the mountains to cross the border into Pakistan. And Nusrat's persimmon-tree school awaits Najmah's arrival. Together, they both seek their way home. Known for her award-winning fiction set in South Asia, Suzanne Fisher Staples revisits that part of the world in this beautifully written, heartrending novel. Under the Persimmon Tree is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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1466813075

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9781466813076

Shabanu

Daughter of the Wind

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Shabanu

Daughter of the Wind

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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

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0307977889

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9780307977885

The Green Dog

A Mostly True Story

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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The Green Dog

A Mostly True Story

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

Now in paperback from the author of the Newbery Honor book "Shabanu: Daughterof the Wind"--the tale of a young girl who desperately wants a dog.

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0786265779

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9780786265770

Shiva's Fire

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Shiva's Fire

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In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.

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Harper Collins

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0064409791

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9780064409797

Shabanu

Daughter of the Wind

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Daughter of the Wind

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Dangerous Skies

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Under the Persimmon Tree

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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The House of Djinn

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Shiva's Fire

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Shiva's Fire

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In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.

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Haveli

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Haveli

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The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain

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The Prince and the Pauper

By: Mark Twain

Prince Edward inadvertently switches places with Tom Canty, a pauper. While both boys are interested in experiencing life in the other's shoes, they are dismayed by the realities of their new lives. Written before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was finished, this tale contains the elements of social criticism that were later to dominate Twain's writings

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144245850X

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9781442458505

The Swiss Family Robinson

By: Johann David Wyss

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The Swiss Family Robinson

By: Johann David Wyss

Originally written to entertain his four young sons, Johann David Wyss based The Swiss Family Robinson on Daniel Defoe's classic shipwreck story, Robinson Crusoe (1719). Upon its initial publication in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson was received with great enthusiasm not only as a first-rate adventure story, but also as a practical guide to self-sufficiency.

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1442458569

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9781442458567

Shabanu

Daughter of the Wind, with Related Readings

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Shabanu

Daughter of the Wind, with Related Readings

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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.

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0028180178

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Storm

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Storm

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

A story of two young friends set against the mudflats of Chesapeake Bay. Until now, Buck hasn't been bothered that Tunes is a black girl but when their friend Jorge is murdered and Tunes is implicated, Buck's life changes for ever.

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1856815242

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Daughter of the Wind

By: Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Daughter of the Wind

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Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan, in a society that denies women any independence. At 12 years old, she is already betrothed. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu must choose between her own dreams of freedom and her family and culture.

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1406353566

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