Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
289
Language
English
Published
Sep 1, 1991
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
ISBN-10
0915943514
ISBN-13
9780915943517
Description
Eight-year-old Lenny, spirited daughter of an affluent Parsee family, narrates the story of the breaking of India as she witnesses Muslims, Hindus, Christians, and Sikhs fight for their land and their lives during the dividing of the country into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan in 1947. This 1991 Liberatur Prize winner, NYT Notable Book and ALA Notable nominee is now available in paperback for the first time.
Genres
Children’s
Action & Adventure
Humor