Author(s): Suzanne Fisher Staples

Young Adult Fiction

Shabanu, you are as wild as the wind. You must learn to obey. A powerful story about a young girl's struggle to have autonomy within the constraints of her society. Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan's Cholistan Desert, in a society that denies women any form of independence. At twelve years old, Shabanu is already betrothed, while her sister Phelan, a year older, is about to be married. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu is faced with a decision that will change her life for ever - she must choose between the strength of her own dreams of freedom and her obligation to her family and culture...