Leyla : the black tulip

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by Croutier, Alev Lytle, 1944-
[ 02. English Fiction ] Series: Girls of many lands Published by : Pleasant Company, (Middleton, Wis. :) Physical details: 196 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm. Subject(s): Slavery--Turkey--Juvenile fiction. | Tulips--Juvenile fiction. --Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction. --Istanbul (Turkey)--History--18th century--Juvenile fiction. --Turkey--History--Ahmed III, 1703-1730--Juvenile fiction. Year : 2003 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Stonepark Intermediate School F GIR Available

"American Girl." "Turkey"--Cover.
Istanbul, 1720"--Back cover.
Includes historical information and photographs.

While trying to help her financially destitute family, twelve-year-old Leyla ends up on a slave ship bound for Istanbul, then in the beautiful Topkapi Palace, where she discovers that life in the sheltered world of the palace harem follows its own rigid rules and rhythms and offers her unexpected opportunities during Turkey's brief Tulip Period of the 1720's.