The Vine Basket

by Josanne La Valley

Book Overview

"A haunting tale of artistic vision triumphing over adversity." --KirkusReviews

Things aren't looking good for fourteen-year-old Mehrigul. She yearns to be in school, but she's needed on the family farm. The longer she's out of school, the more likely it is that she'll be sent off to a Chinese factory . . . perhaps never to return. Her only hope is an American who buys one of her decorative baskets for a staggering sum and says she will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544439392
• ISBN13: 9780544439399
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7