A Girl Called Problem

by Katie Quirk

Book Overview

Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means "problem" in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life -- her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than pursue her dream of becoming a healer. So when the village's elders make a controversial decision to move their people to a nearby village, Shida welcomes the change. Surely the opportunity to go...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854044
• ISBN13: 9780802854049
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9