Marjan, a crippled serving girl, has told Shahrazad -- the Arabian Nights heroine who, after nearly a thousand nights, is running out of stories -- a new tale, which turns out to be incomplete. In an adventure equal to any a storyteller might relate, Marjan faces the intrigues of the harem, the dangers of the streets, and the anger of the Sultan himself to find the needed ending. With its carefully researched Persian background and its wonderful sense of people and place this story gives vibrant life to a different culture and new excitement to an old tale.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Middle Readers category by the Booksellers' Choice Award. It was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It also was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Nevada Young Readers' Award. It was recognised in the Young Readers category by the Oregon Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 219 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Simon & Schuster .

Susan Fletcher is the acclaimed author of Journey of the Pale Bear; as well as the Dragon Chronicles, composed of Dragon's Milk, Flight of the Dragon Kyn, Sign of the Dove, and Ancient, Strange, and Lovely; and the award-winning Alphabet of Dreams, Shadow Spinner, Walk Across the Sea, and Falcon in the Glass. Ms. Fletcher lives in Bryan, Texas. Visit her at Susan Fletcher. com.