According to the author, it is based on Iraqi folk tradition, but my (admittedly cursory) search has turned up no other versions of the story than this one. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons is a delightful and well-written fable of the ancient Middle East. Neither scene is graphic or prolonged, but perhaps not for the average ten-year-old.) (Lest I forget, the "mature" sections in question are: Buran, while alone, strips out of her masculine disguise and contemplates her naked body and when she encounters one of her beastly male cousins again, he offers to sleep with her if she'll pay his debts. On the other hand, the storyline takes several mature bends which might not be appropriate for younger audiences-if the outraged mommy reviews on Amazon are anything to go by.
My greatest struggle with rating and reviewing Seven Daughters and Seven Sons has been determining whether or not to consider it "young adult literature." It's a short tale, written in fairly simple (though not unlovely) language, and remains fairly light in its handling.
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