A Girl Called Problem

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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.

ISBN10: 0802854044	ISBN13: 9780802854049
Format: Paperback	Pages: 243
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co	GoodReads Rating: 4
Author: Katie Quirk,