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Table of Contents
About The Book
Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins....
It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.
It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.
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Product Details
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (November 1, 1999)
- Length: 224 pages
- ISBN13: 9780689830518
- Grades: 5 - 9
- Ages: 10 - 14
- Lexile ® 710L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Awards and Honors
- Bulletin Blue Ribbon
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- ABA Pick of the Lists
- ABC Children's Bookseller's Choices
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Shadow Spinner Trade Paperback 9780689830518
- Author Photo (jpg): Susan Fletcher Photo by Robby Lozano, Ten23 Photography(0.1 MB)
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