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Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in India, in the stirring middle-grade debut by the author of A Time to Dance--a beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive (Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times-bestselling Amal Unbound). Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers.--Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times Bestseller Amal Unbound Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman's stirring middle-grade debut. Life is harsh on the teeming streets of Chennai, India, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge that's also the hideout of Muthi and Arul, two homeless boys, and the four of them soon form a family of sorts. And while making their living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the kids find plenty to take pride in, too. After all, they are now the bosses of themselves and no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in India, in the stirring middle-grade debut by the author of A Time to Dance--a beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive (Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times-bestselling Amal Unbo
A poignant novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border, inspired by current events. Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque a has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the danger
Venkatraman has never met a heavy theme she did not like....Borrowing elements of fable, it's told with a recurring sense of awe by a boy whom the world, for most of his life, has existed only in stories.-- New York Times Book Review The author of the award-winning The Bridge Home brings readers ano
Venkatraman has never met a heavy theme she did not like....Borrowing elements of fable, it's told with a recurring sense of awe by a boy whom the world, for most of his life, has existed only in stories.-- New York Times Book Review The author of the award-winning The Bridge Home brings readers ano
