The Bride Price (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807616086)

The Bride Price is the poignant love story of Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl, and Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave. They are drawn together despite the obstacles standing between them and their happiness, defying even the traditions of tribal life. Aku-nna flees an unwanted marriage to join Chike, only to have her uncle refuse the required bride price from Chike's family. This refusal leads to Aku-nna's haunting fear that she will die in childbirth, the fate, according to tribal lore, awaiting every young girl whose bride price is not paid.

Author: Buchi Emecheta
ISBN-10: 0807616087
ISBN-13: 9780807616086
Publisher: Braziller Books
Language: English
Published: 05/17/1980
Pages: 170
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 32272 / Bride Price