A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer

A Girl Named Disaster

Nancy Farmer

320 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous inspiring medium-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy resilient underdog protagonists navigating both physical survival and spiritual discovery in a richly woven cultural tapestry.

Description

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 u...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 664 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 100%

inspiring: 57%

challenging: 52%

emotional: 52%

reflective: 42%

informative: 26%

tense: 26%

dark: 21%

hopeful: 21%

mysterious: 21%

sad: 21%

funny: 10%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
78% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
21% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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