New Releases by Suzanne Fisher Staples

Suzanne Fisher Staples is the author of Dangerous Skies (2024), The House of Djinn (2012), Haveli (2011), Under the Persimmon Tree (2005), The Green Dog (2005).

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Dangerous Skies

release date: Jul 02, 2024
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.

The House of Djinn

release date: Sep 11, 2012
The House of Djinn
Mumtaz, daughter of Shabanu, has lived with her father's traditional Muslim family for 10 years, enduring the scorn of her auntie Leyla day in and day out. Her only protectors are her uncle Omar and Baba, patriarch of the Amirzai tribe, but even they would disown her if they knew she had a crush on a Hindu boy. The only person Mumtaz can confide in is her cousin Jameel. Unfortunately, Jameel lives with his parents in California and he's been out of touch since he fell in love with a Jewish girl. When Baba dies unexpectedly, Mumtaz's world is thrown into chaos. Without Baba keeping order in the tribe, Mumtaz and Jameel find themselves thrust together in the middle of an ongoing power struggle—the same one that sent Shabanu into hiding a decade earlier. A compelling conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Newbery Honor Book Shabanu and continued in Haveli,The House of Djinn explores the delicate balance between freedom and tradition in modern-day Pakistan.

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.

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
Now in paperback from the author of the Newbery Honor book "Shabanu: Daughterof the Wind"--the tale of a young girl who desperately wants a dog.

Shabanu

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Shabanu
Shabanu, a young nomad of the Cholistan Desert, must submit to the marriage her father arranges for her, or go against centuries of tradition by defying him.

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.

The Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind

release date: Jan 01, 1995

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.

Shabanu Daughter of the Wind

release date: Jan 01, 1989
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