| Small Acts of Amazing Courage Contributor(s): Whelan, Gloria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442409312 ISBN-13: 9781442409316 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010013164 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.79" W x 7.51" (0.61 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 143819 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because her mother insists. The heart of this penetrating story is Rosalind's coming of age set against the hardship of life for the Indian people, Rosalind's daily life in India, the rise of Ghandi and Rosalind's coming to make her own decisions and become her own person. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whelan, Gloria: - Gloria Whelan is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults. She won the National Book Award for young people's literature for her novel Homeless Bird. A versatile author of historical and contemporary fiction for children and young adults, as well as short stories and poetry for adults, Whelan is, according to Liz Rosenberg in the Chicago Tribune, "an accomplished, graceful, and intelligent writer." She lives in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and you can visit her at GloriaWhelan.com. |