I can't remember the name of the book?

Question: I can't remember the name of the book!?

When I was in 5th grade our teacher read us this book about an Indian girl who gets married at a young age and then her husband dies and she has to live alone as a widow!.!.!.then I remember she would make quilts or fabric, one of the two!. I think the book cover was red!. Does this ring a bell to anyone!? What's the name if this book!? Please help!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan!?

"Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly is getting married!. When she discovers that the husband her parents have chosen for her is a sickly boy with wicked parents, Koly wishes she could flee!. According to tradition, though, she has no choice!. On her wedding day, Koly's fate is sealed!.

In the wake of her marriage, however, Koly's life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself alone in a strange city of white-sari-clad windows!. Her only choice seems to be to shed her name and her future and join the hopeless hordes who chant for food!.

Even then, cast out in a current of time-worn tradition, this rare young woman sets out to forge her own exceptional future!. And a life, like a beautiful tapestry, comes together for Koly -- one stitch at a time!.|
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