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Toads and Diamonds
Toads and Diamonds | Heather Tomlinson
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Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward. Blessings and curses are never so clear as they might seem, however. Diribani's newfound wealth brings her a princeand an attempt on her life. Tana is chased out of the village because the province's governor fears snakes, yet thousands are dying of a plague spread by rats. As the sisters' fates hang in the balance, each struggles to understand her gift. Will it bring her wisdom, good fortune, love . . . or death? Toads and Diamonds is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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Toads and Diamonds | Heather Tomlinson
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Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward.
Haven‘t read this but loving the title and the cover.
#diamondsandpearls #princeofjuly

KatieCarpenter It was enjoyable! 6y
JoScho @KatieCarpenter oh you have read this one? 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover 💗 6y
KatieCarpenter I have @JoScho it was last year but I remember liking it! 6y
TNbookworm ❤ the cover! 6y
vkois88 Beautiful cover... sounds like it's a good one! 6y
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