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The Beduins' Gazelle
By Temple, Frances
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-53109-519-5
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, c1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1996
Gr 5-8 The year is 1302 and Halima, the gazelle of the title, is betrothed to her cousin Atiyah. The young people look forward to the wedding, but their happiness is postponed. Saladeen, a powerful kinsman, sends Atiyah to Fez. He insists the young man must study the Koran, purportedly in order to unite warring factions in the tribe, but actually to strengthen his own position with the Caliph. Atiyah loathes leaving the desert, but believes his actions will please the Archangel Gabriel and bring much ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
