Mary's Reviews > Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind

Shabanu is a Newbery Honor book. However, not one I’d recommend for young readers. Shabanu, the strong female protagonist, brings to light what it is like to live in a male dominated, nomadic culture in Pakistan, where women are given little choice. It’s a little slow at first, but picks up, and then ends abruptly. I definitely had to read the sequel – Haveli. The sequel’s ending also left me unsatisfied and up in the air. There’s one more book in the series and I plan to read it too – The House of Djinn. I’m looking forward to a resolution to this saga!