Girl Of The Southern Sea

ISBN-10: 177278236X
ISBN-13: 9781772782363
Author: Kadarusman, Michelle
Interest Level: 4-8
Publisher: Pajama Press

Publication Date: February 2022

Copyright: 2019

Page Count: 224

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Interest Level

Grades 4-8

Reading Level

Lexile: 660L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.3
Accelerated Reader Points: 5.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Description
From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs too much. Her father sells banana fritters at the train station, but too much of his earnings go toward his drinking habit. Too often Nia is left alone to take over the food cart as well as care for her brother and their home in the Jakarta slums. But Nia is determined to find a way to earn her school fees. After she survives a minibus accident unharmed and the locals say she is blessed with 'good luck magic,' Nia exploits the notion for all its worth by charging double for her fried bananas. Selling superstitions can be dangerous, and when the tide turns it becomes clear that Nia's future is being mapped without her consent.
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