Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.
A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.
A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.
這本書主要講的是一個(gè)女孩，她覺(jué)得自己在這個(gè)村落沒(méi)什么用，而且別人也看不起她，只有她的外婆愛(ài)她，幫她。后來(lái)，她的姨媽還有一個(gè)巫師編了謊言說(shuō)要她嫁給一個(gè)很粗魯，而且有很多惡毒的老婆那里。她沒(méi)辦法，又不想去，她的表妹也不想要她去。然后外婆就裝作病倒了，然后對(duì)女孩說(shuō)：“你快逃跑，逃到Zimbabwe去，你會(huì)在哪兒找到你的爺爺，奶奶，和曾祖父。她們會(huì)照顧你的。” 女孩不想走，她怕她一走，外婆就會(huì)，病死…… 不過(guò)最終還是走了。她本來(lái)只需兩天就能到Zimbabwe的。但是旅途中受到傷害和困難所以一去就花了一年的時(shí)間。她到了 Zimbabwe就找到他的曾祖父，然后他告訴她很多...這本書主要講的是一個(gè)女孩，她覺(jué)得自己在這個(gè)村落沒(méi)什么用，而且別人也看不起她，只有她的外婆愛(ài)她，幫她。后來(lái)，她的姨媽還有一個(gè)巫師編了謊言說(shuō)要她嫁給一個(gè)很粗魯，而且有很多惡毒的老婆那里。她沒(méi)辦法，又不想去，她的表妹也不想要她去。然后外婆就裝作病倒了，然后對(duì)女孩說(shuō)：“你快逃跑，逃到Zimbabwe去，你會(huì)在哪兒找到你的爺爺，奶奶，和曾祖父。她們會(huì)照顧你的?！?女孩不想走，她怕她一走，外婆就會(huì)，病死…… 不過(guò)最終還是走了。她本來(lái)只需兩天就能到Zimbabwe的。但是旅途中受到傷害和困難所以一去就花了一年的時(shí)間。她到了 Zimbabwe就找到他的曾祖父，然后他告訴她很多關(guān)于她死去的父母的事兒。并給她上學(xué)的機(jī)會(huì)。故事差不多就是這樣的。This book mainly talks about a girl who feels that she is useless in this village and is looked down upon by others. Only her grandmother loves her and helps her. Later, her aunt and a wizard lied about marrying a very rude person that already has many vicious wife. She couldn't help it, but she didn't want to go, and her cousin didn't want her to go either. Then Grandma pretended to be ill and said to the girl, "Run away and go to Zimbabwe. Where you will find your grandfather, grandmother and great-grandfather. They will take care of you." The girl doesn't want to leave. She is afraid that if she leaves, her grandmother will die of illness. But eventually she left. She would have been able to get to Zimbabwe in only two days. But the journey was hurt and difficult, so it took a year to get there. When she arrived at Zimbabwe, she found his great-grandfather and he told her a lot about her dead parents. And gave her the chance to go to school. That's all I’m gonna talk about this story.(展開)
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