| Lion: A Long Way Home Young Readers' Edition Contributor(s): Brierley, Saroo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0425291766 ISBN-13: 9780425291764 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 500419 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The young readers' edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother. This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film. The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.--People magazine Amazing stuff.--The New York Post |