When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India’s tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

Related: Asia, Fiction, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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• ISBN: 9780060284541
• Author: Whelan, Gloria
• Published: 2000, HarperCollins Publishers
• Themes: marriage
• Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
• No. of pages: 240