Alis
- Authors
- Rich, Naomi
- Publisher
- Viking Children's
- Tags
- social issues , religious , self-esteem & self-reliance , historical - other , fantasy , other , historical , runaways , marriage & divorce , emotions & feelings , missing persons , religion , children's 12-up - fiction - history , fiction , young adult , romance , religious - general , general , arranged marriage , assertiveness (psychology) , social issues - emotions & feelings , children: young adult (gr. 7-9) , family , juvenile fiction , adult
- ISBN
- 9781101022238
- Date
- 2007-09-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.23 MB
- Lang
- en
At fourteen, Alis has never been outside her strict religious community. But when her parents arrange for her to marry a forty-year-old man, she flees desperately to the dangerous, unfamiliar city. She learns quickly that the only way to survive there is to become a thief-or worse. Facing an impossible choice between a forced marriage or life on the streets, Alis seizes control of her own fate. But the path she chooses sets off a disastrous chain of events that leave her accused of murder. Steadfastly loyal, Alis must decide: will she betray a loved one or sacrifice herself?