Review: A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk
A Girl Called Problem
Katie Quirk
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published April 18, 2013
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Shida is not a child anymore. At thirteen, she is now a young woman and her mother constantly reminds her to conduct herself as one. No more tree climbing and running around alone. Soon she will be ready to marry, if any young man will associate himself with a girl whose name means “problem” and whose family is cursed.
While her widowed mother sinks deeper into depression, the village leaders talk of moving the people to join a nearby community to share resources. Shida is excited. At last, she may have a chance to go to school, … Continue reading
