by Gloria Whelan
Homeless Bird By: Gloria Whelan The book I read was "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan. The book was about a thirteen year old girl named Koly who is forced to marry a stranger. Her parents think she is old enough to get married in her country. In this book Koly has to go through many things. K...
Koly is an Indian girl who is married off at the age of 13 as her family can't afford to feed 3 children. Her husband turns out to be gravely sick and not much older than herself. His parents needed the dowery to be able to afford a trip with their sick son to the Ganges, whose water is supposed to ...
Surprisingly simple, I expected more than that. But there are many things about the culture though.
I read this book in elementry school and this story still sticks with me.
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