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Nhamo is a virtual slave in her African village in 1981. Before her twelfth birthday, Nhamo runs away to escape marriage to a cruel husband, and spends a year going from Zimbabwe to Mozambique. Alone on the river in a stolen boat, swept into the uncharted heart of a great lake, she battles drowning, starvation, wild animals.
A note on book covers: while we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Young girl’s daring escape across uncharted African waterways.
Who is this book for?
A Girl Named Disaster is a captivating adventure that captures the resilience and bravery of a young girl navigating the dangers of nature and her circumstances. It's a compelling story of courage and survival that will keep readers rooting for Nhamo as she confronts the unknown in her quest for freedom.
