A Girl Called Problem
  • Published:
    Apr-2013
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    256
  • Age Level:
    08-12
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Thirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means "problem" in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life -- her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than pursue her dream of becoming a healer. So when the village's elders make a controversial decision to move their people to a nearby village, Shida welcomes the change. Surely the opportunity to go to school and learn from a nurse can only mean good things.

However, after a series of puzzling misfortunes plague the new village, Shida must prove to her people that moving was the right decision, and that they can have a better life in their new home.

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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • Apr-2013
    • Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0802854044
    • ISBN13: 9780802854049
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    • Apr-2013
    • Eerdmans Young Readers
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1467466107
    • ISBN13: 9781467466103
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    • Apr-2013
    • Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
    • eBook (Kindle)



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