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A children's historical novel from the Girls of Many Lands series by the American Girl company. Twelve-year-old Leyla is a poor girl from a destitute family who is trying to help her financially destitute family. While on a slave ship bound for Istanbul, Leyla discovers that life in the sheltered world of the palace harem follows its own rigid rules and rhythms. While working as a slave in the harem, she is able to escape and return to Istanbul, where she is reunited with her family.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Alev Lytle Croutier
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