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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
None
Clean language
Sexual Content
None
Child marriage is the premise; treated age-appropriately
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of female resilience and the search for dignity and independence
What this book is about
Koly is a thirteen-year-old girl in rural India whose family marries her to a sickly boy. When he dies, her in-laws abandon her in a city far from home. Whelan's National Book Award-winning MG novel is honest about the situation of women in traditional societies while centering Koly's resilience and hope.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Child marriage depicted (historical/cultural context)
Female oppression themes
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