Buran, one of the seven daughters of a poor Baghdad shopkeeper, disguises herself as a man and travels to distant Tyre where she becomes a wealthy and highly respected merchant. All goes well until she falls in love with a prince and must protect her identity by fleeing from Tyre. Interesting characters in a fast-moving plot make this fictionalized traditional Arabic tale hard to put down. (9-14 years)

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.