Jamila Gavin





Jamila Gavin

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Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas, to an Indian father and an English mother. Jamila has written many books with multicultural themes for children and young adults. She won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award in 2000 and was runner-up for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Her work has been adapted for stage and television. Jamila Gavin lives in England.



Average rating: 3.60 · 558 ratings · 67 reviews · 45 distinct works
Coram Boy
3.66 of 5 stars 366 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions
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The Blood Stone
3.37 of 5 stars 337 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions
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The Wheel of Surya
3.78 of 5 stars 378 avg rating — 51 ratings5 editions
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The Track of the Wind
3.85 of 5 stars 385 avg rating — 20 ratings3 editions
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See No Evil
2.79 of 5 stars 279 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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4.12 of 5 stars 412 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1385 — 3 editions
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Robber Barons Daughter
3.58 of 5 stars 358 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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Children Just Like Me: Our ...
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4.0 of 5 stars 400 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997
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Tales from India
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4.33 of 5 stars 433 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
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Grandpa Chatterji
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3.33 of 5 stars 333 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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