In a Sherpa village in the foothills of Nepal's Himalayas, seven-year-old Yang Ki wants to haul wood like her brother, so she'll grow strong enough to be a porter. "I want to talk with people on the trail and learn to speak English, and then I can be a guide." But "girls cannot be guides," her brother tells her. Yang Ki, however, is very determined. Full-color illustrations.
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