Homeless Bird - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Homeless Bird write by Gloria Whelan. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Homeless Bird available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The National Book Award-winning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park or Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled—her life has been sold for a dowry. Can she forge her own future, even in the face of time-worn tradition? Perfect for schools and classrooms, this universally acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning novel by master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan is a gripping tale of hope that will transport readers of all ages.
Chu Ju's House
Chu Ju's House - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chu Ju's House write by Gloria Whelan. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Chu Ju's House available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One girl too many . . . When a girl is born to Chu Ju's family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To make room for one, this girl will have to go. Fourteen-year-old Chu Ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return. With luminescent detail, National Book Award-winning author Gloria Whelan transports readers to China, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from her family, sending her on a remarkable journey to find a home of her own.
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fly Away Home write by Eve Bunting. This book was released on 1991. Fly Away Home available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal trying not to be noticed, is given hope when a trapped bird finally finds his freedom. Full-color illustrations.
Homeless Bird
Homeless Bird - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Homeless Bird write by Gloria Whelan. This book was released on 2001-08-21. Homeless Bird available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For use in schools and libraries only. Like many girls her age in India, 13-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled.
Listening for Lions
Listening for Lions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Listening for Lions write by Gloria Whelan. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Listening for Lions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird. Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when her missionary parents are struck with influenza, she is left vulnerable to her family’s malicious neighbors. Surrounded by greed and lies, Rachel is entangled in a criminal scheme and sent to England, where she's forced into a life of deception. Like the lion, she must be patient and strong, awaiting the moment when she can take control of her own fate—and find her way home again at last. Named one of New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing, this tale of a strong young heroine “in the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett” (School Library Journal), by award-winning master of historical fiction Gloria Whelan, is a perfect read for schools and classrooms, as well as for fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
