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Product Identifiers

PublisherEerdmans Publishing Company, William B.

ISBN-100802852165

ISBN-139780802852168

eBay Product ID (ePID)2232098

Product Key Features

Book TitleAdara

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicReligious / General, Historical / Ancient Civilizations, Historical / Middle East, General

Publication Year2002

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorBeatrice Gormley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2002-021609

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsChildren's Literature "Beatrice Gormley paints her characters realistically. . . . The historical aspects are also handled with confidence, but not over-emphasized."

Grade FromFourth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

Synopsis" The soldier heaved me over his shoulder as if I were a spring lamb. "I am not Israelite " I screamed. I beat his back, hurting my hands. "Let me go." "Adara has always longed to do the things that well-brought-up girls of her time are not supposed to do. She wants to learn to read and write -- like men. And she wants the freedom to travel -- like men -- outside the boundaries of her sheltered life.One day she awakens to a blast of trumpets as the Israelites and Arameans battle just outside the safety of her village walls. Curious, Adara sneaks out to see the battle. Little does she know that this will be her last day of freedom for a very long time.Sold into slavery, Adara becomes a servant to General Namaan and his family and begins a remarkable journey of self-discovery, healing, and redemption -- a journey that, in the end, faces her with the hardest decision of her life . . .download discussion guide (PDF) Accelerated reader quiz available. For more information, see www.renaissancelearning.com., A slave girl convinces her master, the mighty Syrian general, Naaman, to seek a cure from his leprosy from the prophet Elisha, in a novelization of the Old Testament story. Original., The soldier heaved me over his shoulder as if I were a spring lamb. "I am not Israelite!" I screamed. I beat his back, hurting my hands. "Let me go." Adara has always longed to do the things that well-brought-up girls of her time are not supposed to do. She wants to learn to read and write -- like men. And she wants the freedom to travel -- like men -- outside the boundaries of her sheltered life. One day she awakens to a blast of trumpets as the Israelites and Arameans battle just outside the safety of her village walls. Curious, Adara sneaks out to see the battle. Little does she know that this will be her last day of freedom for a very long time. Sold into slavery, Adara becomes a servant to General Namaan and his family and begins a remarkable journey of self-discovery, healing, and redemption -- a journey that, in the end, faces her with the hardest decision of her life . . .

LC Classification NumberPZ7.G6696Ad 2002