New Releases by Suzanne Fisher Staples

Suzanne Fisher Staples is the author of Daughter of the Wind (2016), Shabanu (2012), Haveli (2011), La fille de Shabanu (2009), The House of Djinn (2008).

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Daughter of the Wind

release date: Jul 07, 2016
Daughter of the Wind
Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan, in a society that denies women any independence. At 12 years old, she is already betrothed. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu must choose between her own dreams of freedom and her family and culture.

Shabanu

release date: Sep 11, 2012
Shabanu
The Newbery Honor winner about a heroic Pakistani girl that The Boston Globe called “Remarkable . . . a riveting tour de force.” Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she’s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she’s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family’s honor—or listen to the stirrings of her own heart? A New York Times Notable Book “Staples has accomplished a small miracle in her touching and powerful story.” —The New York Times

Haveli

release date: Mar 09, 2011
Haveli
The world of Newbery Honor book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman''s heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband''s household, even as she plans for her young daughter''s education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.

La fille de Shabanu

release date: May 25, 2009
La fille de Shabanu
Mumtaz a été élevée au Pakistan, dans la riche résidence familiale de son père. Pendant les vacances, les visites de son cousin Jameel, son complice et confident, viennent éclairer sa solitude. Jameel vit à San Francisco où il est tombé amoureux d''une jeune skate-boardeuse. Mumtaz, elle, craque pour son prof de tennis. Mais le jour où leur grand-père, Baba, décède, leur vie leur échappe. Dans ses dernières volontés, le patriarche a souhaité le mariage immédiat de Mumtaz et Jameel... Quel avenir attend les deux adolescents ? devront-ils sacrifier leurs rêves au devoir familial ?

The House of Djinn

release date: Apr 01, 2008
The House of Djinn
An unexpected death brings Shabanu''s daughter, Mumtaz, and nephew, Jameel, both aged fifteen, to the forefront of an attempt to modernise Pakistan, but the teens must both sacrifice their own dreams if they are to meet family and tribal expectations.

Under the Same Stars

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Under the Same Stars
Shabanu, youngest of Rahim''s four wives flees to the city to escape the jealousy of his older wives - Here she faces a new danger when she falls in love with another man.

Dangerous Skies

release date: Aug 05, 2006
Dangerous Skies
A Season of Change Along the Virginia shoreline where their families have lived for generations, Buck and Tunes Smith defy tradition. Raised together like brother and sister, they are bound by surname, but not by skin color. And just as Buck has come to rely on Tunes, Tunes has come to trust that even in a place where race can mean so much, their friendship will remain as dependable as the tides. But then the horrifying events of one spring afternoon tear them apart -- and change their world forever. Desperate to hang on to the thing that he values most, Buck struggles to uphold their friendship -- without realizing that his efforts are pushing Tunes farther and farther away. From a Newbury Honor -- winning author, this is a powerfully moving story of friendship in the face of racism, and betrayal in the name of loyalty.

Afghanes

release date: Jan 01, 2006
Afghanes
Octobre 2001. L''Afghanistan, toujours sous le joug des talibans et dévasté par la guerre civile, est bombardé par les Américains. Najmah, une jeune Afghane, perd tout : sa famille, sa maison. Pour survivre, elle doit fuir. Nusrat est américaine. Mariée à un médecin pakistanais, elle a choisi de devenir musulmane. Son mari, parti en mission, reviendra-t-il sain et sauf ? Najmah et Nusrat aiment profondément ce pays qui est aussi celui de leur drame. Leur rencontre est celle de deux âmes meurtries. Deux femmes insoumises. Deux cultures que tout semble opposer. Pourtant, un même espoir les réunit. " Aussi longtemps que tu connaîtras les étoiles, tu ne seras jamais perdu ", dit le Coran. Un superbe roman, très accessible, qui nous fait découvrir, avec subtilité, les multiples facettes de la culture musulmane. Suzanne Fisher Staples connaît bien la région dont elle parle et nous offre un regard juste, plein d''humanité, qui balaye les clichés.

Under the Persimmon Tree

release date: Aug 08, 2005
Under the Persimmon Tree
During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmah, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her huband''s return from Mazar-i-Sharif, intersect at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan.

The Green Dog

release date: May 31, 2005
The Green Dog
My very own dog . . . All Suzanne can think of is her dream dog -- black-and-tan, with long silky fur and deep chocolate eyes. So when the perfect dog shows up one day, she is overjoyed. But Jeff, the dog, has a nose for trouble, and keeping him will be more difficult than Suzanne ever imagined.

Le feu de Shiva

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Le feu de Shiva
Le jour où un cyclone dévaste Anandanagar, un village du sud de l''Inde, naît une petite fille remarquable. Parvati grandit entourée de l''hostilité des villageois, persuadés qu''elle a des pouvoirs, surnaturels. Les pas de danse de la jeune fille semblent provoquer des événements étranges. Seule, sa mère, courageuse, croit infailliblement en elle. Parvati n''a qu''un rêve : danser comme le dieu Shiva dans son anneau de flammes, danser pour faire vivre l''âme du monde. Un grand maître de danse indienne découvre ses talents, et l''invite à Madras où elle se plie à un programme rigoureux d''étude et de discipline. Mais une rencontre avec un garçon exceptionnel va faire basculer sa vie. Pour choisir sa destinée, Parvati devra affronter superstitions, inégalités sociales et préjugés...

Shiva's vuur

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Shiva's vuur
Parvati, een meisje uit een dorp in het zuiden van India, wordt door een grootmeester van de klassieke Indiase dans meegenomen naar zijn gurukulam om te worden opgeleid tot danseres.

Shiva's Fire

release date: Nov 01, 2001
Shiva's Fire
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.

Cieli pericolosi

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Still wie der Sturm

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Un ciel d'orage

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Un ciel d'orage
Buck et Tunes sont nés dans l''est de la Virginie. Elle est noire, il est blanc. Ils ont grandi ensemble et pensent que leur amitié est aussi éternelle que le cycle des saisons. Mais quand les deux adolescents découvrent le corps de Jorge Rodrigues, qui défendait les intérêts des travailleurs immigrés contre Jumbo Rawlin, le plus riche propriétaire du comté, celui-ci tente de détourner les soupçons sur la jeune fille. Toute la communauté blanche la croit coupable, y compris les parents de Buck...

Umulig kærlighed

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Storm

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Storm
Two friends, Buck and Tunes - Buck a white boy, Tunes a black girl -have shared an idyllic childhood, fishing and playing among the creeks and inlets of Cheakspeake Bay. The two have been untroubled by their different backgrounds but soon discover the cruelties and prejudices of the adult world when their friend Jorge is murdered and Tunes is implicated. An undercurrent of racism comes to the surface, and Buck finds himself up against a wall of hypocrisy and complacency. The events of that violent spring afternoon send ripples through the whole community and change everyone''s lives for ever. . .

Noodweer

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Noodweer
Vijf jaar nadat de dan 12-jarige Buck samen met zijn zwarte vriendin een lijk heeft gevonden, vertelt hij over de gebeurtenissen die volgen en leiden tot een rechtszaak.

Haveli. (Accelerated Reader).

release date: Jan 01, 1993

Staples, Shabanu, 2e dr.

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Staples, Shabanu, 2e dr.
Een nomaden-meisje uit de grensstreek tussen Pakistan en India probeert zich te verzetten tegen de haar opgelegde normen.

Daughter of the Wind, Or, Shabanu : Daughter of the Wind

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Daughter of the Wind, Or, Shabanu : Daughter of the Wind
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father''s wishes.
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