# When the Ground Is Hard

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- Book: [When the Ground Is Hard](https://www.bookquiver.com/malla-nunn/when-the-ground-is-hard) ([When the Ground Is Hard.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/malla-nunn/when-the-ground-is-hard.md))
- Authors: [Malla Nunn](https://www.bookquiver.com/malla-nunn)
- Publisher: g_p_putnam_s_sons_books_for_young_readers
- ISBN: 978-05-2551-559-3
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2021-06-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Edgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre. A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book...