Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind is the story of the title character, the young daughter of Pakistani camel breeders living in the Cholistan desert. Shabanu, only twelve years old, must cope with arranged marriage, the ambitions of a greedy land baron, and the pressures of her family's harsh life in the desert. When she is betrothed to an older man against her will she faces a decision: flee, or be loyal to her family. In the end she chooses her family and marries.
Suzzane Fisher Staples book Shabanu Daughter of the Wind is about a young girl who is 11 and lives in Pakistan with her parents older sister her aunt and her cousins She lives in a desert where there is always fear of not having water She belongs to a family that herds camels Shabanus sister Phulan is to wed a guy named Hamir After Phulans wedding Shabanu is to wed Hamirs brother Murad It is when Shabanu and Phulan visit a watering hole to get water for the family Phulan gets kidnapped by two g