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When she meets her husband, she learns that his family has been keeping many secrets. Once on this island, winner of the great lakes book. The national book awardwinning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who e. Gloria whelan s national book awardwinning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate skip to main content this banner text can. The national book awardwinning novel about one remarkable young woman. Available in hardcover, paperback, large print, and audiobook, the book is about 200 pages long. Buy homeless bird libcd book online at low prices in. Koly might only be thirteen, but shes ready to get married. The national book awardwinning novel about one remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate, perfect for readers who enjoyed a long walk to water by linda sue. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2000, and was written by gloria whelan. Published in 2000 by harpercollins, gloria whelans novel homeless bird has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious national book award. Homeless bird by gloria whelan starts out with a year old girl named koly.
Homeless bird by gloria whelan book trailer duration. She doesnt want to leave home she used to for home that will be new to her. Homeless bird, a 2000 novel by gloria whelan, was a new york times bestseller and won a national book award. Akkar period 1 in this book, the main character, koly, is a fourteenyearold girl whos parents had arranged a marriage for her. Gloria whelans homeless bird is a pleasant enough story. But kolys story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony. The best archive and collection of books available absolutely free for reading online. Gloria whelans book homeless bird chronicles the story of yearold koly who entered an arranged marriage in india and became a widow. She lives with her husband, joseph, in the woods of northern michigan.
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Bill harley introduces an excerpt from homeless bird by gloria whelan. Gloria whelan has written several works of fiction for children and adults, many set in rural michigan. Homeless bird book by gloria whelan 9 available editions. Homeless bird by gloria whelan koly, the only daughter in a poor, rural indian family, leaves all shes ever known to fulfill her duties in an arranged marriage. Gloria whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including homeless bird, winner of the national book award. When her family needs more money for food, they arrange for her to marry a young man in a different city. Like many girls her age in india, thirteenyearold koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. Gloria whelan s the homeless bird was a wellreceived read. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 192 pages and is available in paperback format. It is a fast read and koly is a likable protagonist. First, i hadnt known that the national book award was given for young peoples literature, and secondly, the book impressed me so much.
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