A 13-year-old Indian girl enters an arranged marriage that leads to widowhood and abandonment, confronting tradition and hardship while seeking independence.
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A 13-year-old Indian girl enters an arranged marriage that leads to widowhood and abandonment, confronting tradition and hardship while seeking independence.
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Gloria Whelan's National Book Award–winning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen–year–old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled; her life has been sold for a dowry. In prose both graceful and unflinching, this powerful novel relays the story of a rare young woman, who e...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Attempted sexual assault when a man grabs Koly with immoral intentions; lecherous staring at a party
Violence & gore
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Minor physical confrontations including slapping and wrestling free from attackers
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation
Religious content
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Hindu rituals, widowhood practices, and pilgrimage to the holy city of Vrindavan are central
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft
Occult / demonology
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No occult elements
Political content
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Depicts gender inequality and rigid traditional Indian societal norms
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide
Abuse & suffering
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Child marriage, widow abandonment, emotional abuse, and attempted sexual assault
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