A Girl Named Disaster
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4.8 • 25 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
I loved reading his story back in 3rd grade and I always think of this story when I think back on learning to read and starting off a journey I would never forget. Nancy takes us on a ride that is memorable and interesting to every reader:)
a timeless classic.
I borrowed this book from my teacher in 7th grade.
I say borrowed, but what I really mean is “took and forgot to return it” which isn’t stealing, mind you! We were supposed to read it, as apart of the curriculum, but they changed it at the last minute. But in defiance of the school board — I read the book on my own time. And then I read it again. And then I read it again. And again. And again. And again.
The journey of Nhamo is hard to forget, hard to scrub out of your brain when you go on to devour your next story. It lingers, in the ways her family were so awful to her, due to unsolved feelings of jealousy, or in the dreams she often had; visited by dead friends. We remember her emotions, her journey, her fears, her triumphs, and her losses. We feel joy when she finally finds the place where she belongs, a real family who don’t fear her or see her as just an item.
This book is one of my ultimate favorites. I reread it whenever I am having a particularly bad go at things, to remind myself of how I felt in 7th grade. I’ve lost that copy by the way. (Sorry!)
This is a story about finding yourself in a world that is constantly against you. The journey is all yours. You just have to take it.
A Girl Named Disaster
This book not only shows us what true values are, but also morals books and movies can't provide us anymore. People who read this book get a sense of reality while still feeling as if in another world. This book drags us in, captures us within its pages and makes us a part of the story. Everyone who reads this book changes, it just has that power that many books these days don't possess. Without books like this out world would have no true down to earth connections, books like these are what keeps us grounded. I cannot imagine a life without this book. It has truly helped shape me into the person I am today which I am truly grateful for.