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Richie’s Picks: THE BRIDGE HOME by Padma Venkatraman, Penguin Random House/Nancy Paulsen, February 2019, 208p., ISBN: 978-1-5247-3811-2
“I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over sideways and under
A magic carpet ride”
-- Tim Rice & Alan Menken, “A Whole New World” (1992)
“I found a relatively rubble-free patch of ground and spread out our sheet. Not that it made the ground any softer.
‘Amma,’ you said, and looked all around us, as though our mother might pop out of the river and fly up throu ...more
“I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over sideways and under
A magic carpet ride”
-- Tim Rice & Alan Menken, “A Whole New World” (1992)
“I found a relatively rubble-free patch of ground and spread out our sheet. Not that it made the ground any softer.
‘Amma,’ you said, and looked all around us, as though our mother might pop out of the river and fly up throu ...more
I REALLY enjoyed listening to the author narrate this audiobook- highly recommended.
So much good stuff! Kindness, grit, survival, love - all run through this book.
Viji and her sister Rukku run away to escape their father's abuse - he always says he will change, but he never does. The girls try to survive on the streets of Chennai, India. They find shelter under a bridge and meet two boys - Muthi and Arul - who are kind and show them the ropes. The work hard salvaging trash for items that can be sold to a junk dealer. Hardships abound, but they stick together. Viji weaves storie ...more
Viji and her sister Rukku run away to escape their father's abuse - he always says he will change, but he never does. The girls try to survive on the streets of Chennai, India. They find shelter under a bridge and meet two boys - Muthi and Arul - who are kind and show them the ropes. The work hard salvaging trash for items that can be sold to a junk dealer. Hardships abound, but they stick together. Viji weaves storie ...more
Uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time, this short novel is told in an almost diary format. The plight of homeless children in India is ostensibly the subject, but in reality it's a book about family, love, loss, and finding your inner strength. Highly recommended for middle grade readers.
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