The Resource A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer
A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer
Resource Information
The item A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 309 p.
- Note
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- "A Richard Jackson book"--Half t.p
- "A 1997 Newbery Honor Book"--Cover
- Isbn
- 9780531088890
- Label
- A girl named Disaster
- Title
- A girl named Disaster
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy Farmer
- Subject
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- trueShona (African people)
- trueRunaway girls
- trueShona girls
- trueSpirits
- trueSpirits -- Africa
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction
- trueVillages
- trueVillages -- Mozambique
- trueWilderness survival
- trueWilderness survival -- Africa
- trueZimbabwe
- Zimbabwe -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure stories -- Juvenile fiction
- trueAfrica
- trueEleven-year-old girls
- trueGirls
- trueGirls -- Mozambique
- trueMozambique
- Paranormal fiction
- trueResourcefulness
- trueResourcefulness in girls
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- While journeying to Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Nhamo struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1997
- School Library Journal Best Books, 1996.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1997
- Awards note
- Newbery Honor book
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 078177
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Farmer, Nancy
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Age Range: 10 and up
- LC call number
- PZ7.F23814
- LC item number
- Gi 1996
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 10
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Adventure stories
- Survival
- Zimbabwe
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer
- Note
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- "A Richard Jackson book"--Half t.p
- "A 1997 Newbery Honor Book"--Cover
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 309 p.
- Isbn
- 9780531088890
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 96-15141/AC
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocm34513315
- (OCoLC)ocm34513315 961120
- (OCoLC)ocm53833419
- (OCoLC)53833419
- Label
- A girl named Disaster, Nancy Farmer
- Note
-
- "A Richard Jackson book"--Half t.p
- "A 1997 Newbery Honor Book"--Cover
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 309 p.
- Isbn
- 9780531088890
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 96-15141/AC
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm34513315
- (OCoLC)ocm34513315 961120
- (OCoLC)ocm53833419
- (OCoLC)53833419
Subject
- trueShona (African people)
- trueRunaway girls
- trueShona girls
- trueSpirits
- trueSpirits -- Africa
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction
- trueVillages
- trueVillages -- Mozambique
- trueWilderness survival
- trueWilderness survival -- Africa
- trueZimbabwe
- Zimbabwe -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure stories -- Juvenile fiction
- trueAfrica
- trueEleven-year-old girls
- trueGirls
- trueGirls -- Mozambique
- trueMozambique
- Paranormal fiction
- trueResourcefulness
- trueResourcefulness in girls
Genre
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- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 1997
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 1996
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1997
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Library Locations
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Delaware County District LibraryBorrow it84 East Winter Street, Delaware, OH, 43015, US40.299672 -83.064923
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