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Gr. 6-8. In her adult title Harem: The World behind the Veil (1989), Croutier explored the Grand Harem in Istanbul's Tokapi Palace, and she returns to this evocative setting in her first novel for young people. To support her impoverished family, 12-year-old Leyla sells herself to Ottoman... read more
First Sentence
Ever since the disappearance of my father, our lives had changed drastically.
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- Alev Lytle Croutier (Author)
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