A Girl Named Disaster

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Summary: A Good Book
Review: Nhamo lives with her aunt and uncle and cousins. She feels of out of place, and not very loved. Eventually, her relatives engager her to a cruel, much older man in order to save their own behinds. The book is about Nhamo's exciting escape down the river, and how she becomes aware of who she is, and her place in the world.

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Summary: This Was A Very Good Book
Review: A Girl Named Disaster is a very good book. It is about Nhamo Jongwe, whose mother is dead and her father left her, so she lives with her mother's relatives in Mozambique. The only relatives that she actually gets along with are her grandmother, Ambuya, and Masvita, her cousin. When the village is struck by a cholera epidemic, many people die. The villagers journey to a nearby trading post, and learn from the muvuki that the cholera was caused by the spirit of a man that Nhamo's father killed. The only way to stop the spirit is for Nhamo to marry his brother, a cruel man with three wives. Nhamo is very upset, and so is Ambuya. Nhamo runs away in Crocodile Guts's old canoe and floats down the river to find her father in Zimbabwe. She eats food that she brought from the village. Soon, she begins to lose hope. Her food supply is running out. But she realizes that she isn't alone. When the canoe breaks, she stays on an island, with Mother, Crocodile Guts, and the njuzu for company, and also baboons. Will Nhamo continue her journey to find her father, or will she be stuck on the little island foever? This book was very good, and the ending was very surprising.

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Summary: Courage and spirit
Review: This book is remarkable on several levels: it explores the rich culture and religion of the Shona people in Mozambique; it follows the spiritual journey of the main character, Nhamo, as she struggles to survive; and it presents the amazing dichotomy of Africa - traditional villages versus modern cities. Whether the setting for a story is a small town community, a big city neighborhood, or an African village, there are always those who follow all the rules, stick to the traditions, and don't question the way things have always been. Luckily for Nhamo, her grandmother is not one of those and urges her granddaughter to escape and make a new and better life for herself. Nhamo's courage and resourcefulness on her journey are inspiring, and her conversations with the ghost of her mother and some ever-present spirits help her think things through. Additional bibliographic information, a glossary, and a short section on the Shona religion are available at the back of the book, making it a good choice for expanded study into other resources. Most of all this book was well written and enjoyable...I was anxious to follow Nhamo through each step of her adventure. If you liked Island of the Blue Dolphins, Hatchet, and other stories of young people surviving by their wits and courage, try this one.

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Summary: Depressing book
Review: This book is extremely depressing. Everthing that happens to this girl seems to be bad. You keep hoping that it will get better, that things will turn out well for her in the end, but in the end, nobody loves Nhamo and every one who every cared for her is dead. I felt really let down when I finished this book.

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Summary: AMAZING BOOK
Review: This book is amazing and I love it. Don't listen to anyone who rates this book below 5 stars because that is what it deserves. I could not put this book down it was sooo great. I don't need to tell you a summary of this story because there is already one above this but I could not put this book down i liked it so much. This is a must read for anyone that can read. READ IT!!!!

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Summary: A girl Named Disaster
Review: This book is very enjoyable and is based on a true story Nancy Farmer is a great writer!... I loved this book!...

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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: This book is about a young African girl that gets mistreated by her aunt, Chipo. She has to finally get married to an evil and ugly man, so her grandmother tells her to run away. She hops on a great boat made by a great boat maker, Crocodile Guts. She has many adventures on the river and many other places! This book is so good, but I rated it a four because it was not the BEST I have read yet, so be on the look out for: A Girl Named Disaster!

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Summary: i like nacy farmer
Review: this is a really good book, although i have out grown the book it is an excellent story. one of nancy farmer's other books "the ear the eye the arm" is much better. she is a really good author for 9-12 year olds.

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Summary: THE MOST FEMININE BOOK IN THE WORLD!
Review: A Girl Named Disaster is about a girl named Nhamo who lived in a remote village in Mozambique. In the village she lived with her mother's sisters and their children and her mother's mother. She lived with them because a leopard had killed her mom. Her mom's side of the family doesn't think they can trust the father's family. Nhamo's father also killed a man named Gorè Mtoko and then ran away. Soon, Nhamo found out that she had to marry Gorè's brother. She then runs away.
On her journey, Nhamo survived in the wilds. She learned how to take care of herself and she matured. During her journey Nhamo became a woman. Eventually she came to a town called Effifi where she met scientists.
This book was way to long. The author could have easily have deleted about half of the description that was given and made the book much shorter. Also, this book was way too feminine for me so if you are a guy and want to read this book, don't. Also, since the book was so feminine I could barely relate to the story line. And, the chapters ended on cliffhangers, and I hate cliffhangers.
There were only two good parts about this book and they were the author's writing style and the vocabulary. The writing style kept me interested for the most part because this book seemed to be aimed at kids my age. The vocabulary words were new and interesting. The basic writing style made you feel like you were a part of the book. Finally, I have a new favorite word thank to this book. The word is pariah. Other favorite words of mine are furtive a morosely. You'll just have to find out what it means.

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Summary: A Girl Named Disaster
Review: Well, the book was quite good. It had a lotta African words which made the book not as good as it should of been. (...) I could of book down because it the wasn't good and it was like BORING!!!