Helen doesn’t want to stay in the fattening hut. She’s told her mother that she’s too young, not ready for it. Why must she marry so soon? She doesn’t want to gorge on rich meals for months—until she is round and heavy, like a good bride should be. Just like her mother and sister before her, just like all the women of her tribe. When she finds out the terrible secret the fattening hut harbors, she...
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 and up
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (September 22, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0618309551
ASIN: B008SMOMCO
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 13385618
Format: PDF Text djvu ebook
reviews:Written in verse, the story follows a girl on the verge of maturity. She belongs to a tribe of people living on an island. When girls are of marriageable age, they are isolated in a fattening hut where the other women feed the girls until they are f...
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