Climbing the stairs

In India, in 1941, when her father becomes brain-damaged in a non-violent protest march, fifteen-year-old Vidya and her family are forced to move in with her father's extended family and become accustomed to a totally different way of life.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Venkatraman, Padma, 1969-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.
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Summary:In India, in 1941, when her father becomes brain-damaged in a non-violent protest march, fifteen-year-old Vidya and her family are forced to move in with her father's extended family and become accustomed to a totally different way of life.
Physical Description:247 p. ; 22 cm.
Audience:012-017.
ISBN:9780399247460
0399247467
Author Notes:Padma Venkatraman lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. An oceanographer by training, she is the author of twenty books for young readers, published in India, on a variety of subjects. To learn more, about her book Climbing the Stairs , visit the web site, www.climbingthestairsbook.com. You can also read her blog, padmasbooks.blogspot.com.