Homeless Bird By: Gloria Whelan The book I read was "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan. The book was about a thirteen year old girl named Koly who is forced to marry a stranger. Her parents think she is old enough to get married in her country. In this book Koly has to go through many things. K...
when you hear about a book of half-minute horrors for children, you kinda just shrug your shoulders and decide that you'll read it as a quick, easy filler in between books, right? but here's the thing: you're wrong. this book was absolutely not a buffer. it was actually creepy - and i say this as so...
This book sheds a little light on the caste system of India. I was excited about the civil rights leader mentioned---and the part I wanted was a timeline. I knew it was abolished---but I was not really sure when, and I wanted to know more...or have some type of historical note with resources/links e...
When Lucy's parents die, she goes to live with her Aunt and Uncle who run a school for Indian children. Things are different there, her Aunt is very strict and Lucy wonders why the Indians have to do all the changing.This was a nice story of friendship and accepting someone for who they are and not ...
It's the summer of 1812 and Mary lives on an island with her father, brother and sister. Things are nice enough. Mary loves the island where she has lived all her life, but news comes that war has broken out between America and England.Feeling a duty to his country and to island which the British ha...
Koly is an Indian girl who is married off at the age of 13 as her family can't afford to feed 3 children. Her husband turns out to be gravely sick and not much older than herself. His parents needed the dowery to be able to afford a trip with their sick son to the Ganges, whose water is supposed to ...
An exploration of the caste system in India as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Invited over to a friend's house, the boy is turned away by the grandmother who still abides prejudice and bigotry from previous generations. Excellent illustrations of an unfamiliar culture.
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