{"product_id":"9780802854049","title":"A Girl Called Problem","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThirteen-year-old Shida, whose name means \"problem\" in Swahili, certainly has a lot of problems in her life — her father is dead, her depressed mother is rumored to be a witch, and everyone in her rural Tanzanian village expects her to marry rather than pursue her dream of becoming a healer. So when the village's elders make a controversial decision to move their people to a nearby village, Shida welcomes the change. Surely the opportunity to go to school and learn from a nurse can only mean good things.\u003cp\u003eHowever, after a series of puzzling misfortunes plague the new village, Shida must prove to her people that moving was the right decision, and that they can have a better life in their new home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor author pictures of Tanzania, a video depicting the life of a modern Tanzanian girl, discussion questions for each chapter of the book, and suggestions for further reading, please go to katie-quirk.com and follow the links for A Girl Called Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030316335344,"sku":"9780802854049","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802854049_p0.jpg?v=1763726309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802854049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}