Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan
Leaving Home.forever. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly is getting married. When she discovers that the husband her parents have chosen for her is sickly boy with wicked parents, Koly wishes she could flee. According to tradition, though, she has no choice. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed.In the wake of her marriage, however, Koly's life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself alone in a strange city of white-sari-clad windows. Her only choice seems to be to shed her name and her future and join the hopeless hordes who chant for food.
Even then, cast out in a current of time-worn tradition, this rare young woman sets out to forge her own exceptional future. And a life, like a beautiful tapestry, comes together for Koly-- one stitch at a time.
Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and 2000 National Book Award Winner
Gloria and her husband Joseph moved from Detroit to the woods of northern Michigan several years ago. Many of Gloria's books take place during the summer -- because she does a lot of her writing during the northern Michigan blizzards! Gloria has been telling stories for as long as she can remember. Before she could read or write, she used to dictate stories to her baby-sitter, who would type them out. Being an only child, many of Gloria's stories were about having a brother or sister. Gloria would like to have written Little Women, because Jo March was one of her role models growing up! Gloria once had a set of five wtching guinea pigs, all named after Detroit Tiger baseball players!
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780060284541 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060284544 |
| Title | Homeless Bird |
| Author | Gloria Whelan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2000-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2000, Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2003, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2003, Short-listed for Nutmeg Book Award (Grades 4-6) 2003, Short-listed for Iowa Teen Award 2003, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2003, Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Young Adult) 2002, Short-listed for Evergreen Young Adult Book Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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