Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.

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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.

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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

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Overview

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot — Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780688135638
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/28/1994
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 4.12(w) x 6.87(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 800L (what's this?)
Age Range: 13 - 14 Years

About the Author

Barbara Cohen (1932-1992) was the author of several acclaimed picture books and novels for young readers, including The Carp in the Bathtub, Yussel's Prayer: A Yom Kippur Story, Thank You, Jackie Robinson, and King of the Seventh Grade.

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