A Girl Named Disaster

A Girl Named Disaster is another Nancy Farmer novel, and another great one at that. If you scroll down a little bit, you will be able to see that I did a review on 'The House of the Scorpion', another amazing tale by Nancy farmer. Unlike the House of the Scorpion, this novel is not Sci-Fi, and it is more of an adventure story. It is about a girl named Nhamo (Disaster) whom finds out that she must marry a cruel man with three wives before her twelfth birthday. With her mother dead and her father gone, Nhamo decides to run away. On board of a stolen boat in uncharted territory of the river, Nhamo is bound to run into a bunch of things, and a bunch of things to happen that would make a.) her life considerably shorter or b.) return her to the treacherous reality of her village. Which of both Nhamo do not wish to happen. A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer is another novel that I recommend to people who like realistic fiction and adventure fiction. As a heroine that has quite a lot of resilience to keep living in the great wilderness, and the determination to match it, Nhamo is one that one could place into Gryfindor for her bravery.

Nhamo is eleven, and making close to the hardest journey anyone has in their life. With her wits and her determination to keep living, it doesn't seem like she is going to come even close to dying. But nature is a lot harsher than she had expected. Will she be able to pull through? This story of an African girl will not fail to transport readers into her position of facing a dangerous, dramatic, and extraordinary journey. The best thing about Nhamo is that she is painfully human and that she has flaws- things that could make huge gaps in her plan to live and stay alive.

Nancy Farmer's A Girl Named Disaster is a nerve-wracking adventure that won't let you put the book down. From Nancy Farmer's vivid descriptions of Nhamo's surroundings to her breathtaking adventure through the rivers, Nhamo is a heroine no one is likely to forget very soon!

**** I give this book a 9.5 out of 10. It captured my attention slightly less than The House of the Scorpion, but it was all in all an amazing book!***