A Girl Named Disaster (1996) by Nancy Farmer is a coming-of-age novel that follows 11-year-old Nhamo, who lives in a remote Mozambique village with her late mother’s family. Blamed for her family’s misfortunes and facing an arranged marriage to a violent man, Nhamo flees her village in search of her father’s family in Zimbabwe. Her two-day journey turns into months of survival in the wilderness, where she faces natural threats, befriends animals, and grows in strength and self-reliance. Eventually, Nhamo finds refuge with a scientific community in Zimbabwe, who help her locate her father’s family. Though she faces challenges in her new life, Nhamo learns about her heritage and discovers her own resilience, building a bridge between her past and future.
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