Daughter of the wind, offers young american readers a fascinating glimpse into the alien world of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shabanu. Dangerous skies two children struggle to hold their friendship together. Daughter of the wind book by suzanne fisher staples. Daughter of the wind by suzanna fisher staples, haveli, is one of the best books ive ever read. Shabanu series in order suzanne fisher staples fictiondb. Using the present tense and the voice of shabanu herself, this splendid first novel takes the reader, with astonishing immediacy, into the life and mind of a courageous, intelligent pakistani girl. Daughter of the wind summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching shabanu. In this small town, shabanu and her family heard cattle. Shabanu daughter of the wind online book good books for youth bible study, suzanne fisher staples. Contact her directly to ask about honoraria and availability. Before the colonists left india, they divided the british india into two parts, india and pakistan.
At channan pir, the women of the family meet mamas bold cousin, sharma, and her daughter, fatima. Shabanu by suzanne fisher staples was first published in 1989. States that she was first a journalist who experienced different foreign cultures firsthand, which provided the background for the novel. Before writing books, she worked for many years as a upi correspondent in asia, with stints in pakistan, afghanistan, and india. Daughter of the wind is a 1989 novel by suzanne fisher staples. Suzanne fisher staplessuzanne fisher staples is the awardwinning author whose novels for. Haveli a sequel to shabanu, the girls struggle continues as she must cope with the jealousy and spite of her husbands other wives. Born to a closeknit family of camel herders in the cholistan desert, shabanu and her sister are promised to two brothers, well known to the girls. Haveli continues the story of shabanu, a young woman living in pakistan. Presents the story of suzanne fisher staples, author of the newbery honor book, shabanu.
When elevenyear old shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the cholistan desert of presentday 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 fathers wishes newbery honor book, 1990 young adult. When a frightening encounter changes everything for her family, shabanu must make a difficult choice. When elevenyear old shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the cholistan desert of presentday 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 fathers wishes. It is narrated by a young girl who lives in the cholistan desert and centers on the story of her comingofage. In the book shabanu, by suzanne fisher staples, shabanu, the younger of two, lives with her father, mother, sister, grandfather, and cousins in a small town in pakistan. Critics corner suzanne fisher stapless first book, shabanu. The family prepares for the wedding by buying and sewing beautiful clothes and making a pilgrimage to channan pir. Fiction life is both sweet and cruel to strongwilled young shabanu, whose home is the windswept cholistan desert. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Daughter of the wind study guide 15 critics corner suzanne fisher stapless first book, shabanu.
Daughter of the wind and haveli, suzanne fisher staples returns to modernday pakistan to reexamine the juxtaposition of the tradition of arranged marriage and modern ideals of love. When elevenyearold shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the cholistan desert of presentday 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. Shabanu, daughter of the wind a story about a girl living in pakistan who struggles with tradition. Before writing books, she worked for many years as a upi correspondent in asia, with. Shabanu, a young nomad of the cholistan desert, must submit to the marriage her father arranges for her or go against centuries of tradition by defying him. About a girl, who is forbidden to get an education. Homeless bird by gloria whelan thirteenyearold koly is married and widowed in the same year. A young girl living in the cholistan desert is the narrator of the novel. Suzanne fisher staples speaks frequently at conferences and schools. Daughter of the wind by suzanne fisher staples, benji. Society of school librarians international book award honor book. Life is both sweet and cruel to strongwilled young shabanu, whose home is the windswept cholistan desert of pakistan. She concludes with the hope that, her readers will gain from it a renewed sense of self and a deep respect for what is other.
Haveli is about shabanus struggles to protect her young daughter, mumtaz, and herself in. Shabanu, daughter of a camel herder, has grown up with more freedom than many girls in pakistan. Shabanu daughter of the wind staples, suzanne fisher on. Discusses the difference between writing for newspapers and writing fiction. The world of newbery honor book shabanu is vividly recreated in this novel of a young pakistani womans heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law.
The country had become an independent nation in 1947, after the departure of the british from british india. Daughter of the wind by suzanne fisher staples shabanu learns about life and the role of women in the cholistan desert. The story is focused on the young girls comingofage. The complete series list for shabanu suzanne fisher staples. The witch of blackbird pond by elizabeth george speare. About suzanne fisher staples my ideas are sparked by my passionsfor the exotic which i manage to find almost anywhere, for the particular details that make other peoples lives unforgettable.
Shabanu is a novel by suzanne fisher staples that was first published 1989. Daughter of the wind suzanne fisher staples, author alfred a. Inspiring book which makes you want to reach for you. It is succeeded by the novels haveli and the house of djinn. In this story, shabanu addresses her relationship with her sister, phulan. Women pray for sons and good marriages at this holy shrine. The book an ocean apart a world away, by lensey namioka is a book a about a spirited young girl who will do anything to to follow her dreams. Suzanne fisher staplessuzanne fisher staples is the awardwinning author whose novels for young adults include. We had a fascinating discussion as we learned more about the culture of the people who live in the cholistan region of pakistan. Staples had lived in asia for about twelve years prior to. Daughter of the wind overview suzanne fisher staples this study guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of shabanu. Daughter of the winds, india, newbery honor, pakistan, shabanu, suzanne fisher staples. Her older sister is soon to be married, and shabanu herself is approaching womanhood.