every Night, Shahrazad Begins A Story. And Every Morning, The Sultan Lets Her Live Another Day Providing The Story Is Interesting Enough To Capture His Attention. After Almost One Thousand Nights, Shahrazad Is Running Out Of Tales. And That Is How Marjan's Story Begins....
it Falls To Marjan To Help Shahrazad Find New Stories Ones The Sultan Has Never Heard Before. To Do That, The Girl Is Forced To Undertake A Dangerous And Forbidden Mission: Sneak From The Harem And Travel The City, Pulling Tales From Strangers And Bringing Them Back To Shahrazad. But As She Searches The City, A Wonderful Thing Happens. From A Quiet Spinner Of Tales, Marjan Suddenly Becomes The Center Of A More Surprising Story Than She Ever Could Have Imagined.
children's Literature
young Marjan's Adopted Auntie Chava Despairs Of Her Ever Finding A Suitable Husband, Because Of Her Maimed Foot And Fascination With Stories And Storytelling, Which Often Distracts Her From Her Everyday Duties. But Soon After The Beginning Of This Rich And Appealing Young Adult Novel, Marjan Must Use Her Wide Knowledge Of Stories To Come To The Aid Of The Sultan's Latest Wife, Shahrazad, Who Is About To Run Out Of Stories And Therefore Lose Her Life. The Color And Romance Of A Harem In Old Persia Is Very Convincingly Recreated In This Page-turning Tale Of Danger, Intrigue, Betrayal And Love, And Marjan Is A Very Appealing And Believable Protagonist. Each Chapter Begins With An Intriguing Lesson For Life And Storytelling, And An Author's Note Explains How The Novel Is Based On The Classic Thousand And One Nights.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Social & Family Issues
- Disabilities
- Social & Family Issues
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Aladdin Paperbacks
Author : Fletcher, Susan
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :1999-11-01
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0689830513
ISBN-13 : 9780689830518
Item weight : 0.2 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5.1 in x 7.5 in
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