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In India in the 1940's, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms.

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Main Author: Sheth, Kashmira
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Disney-Hyperion Books, 2009.
Edition:1st Disney-Hyperion pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948 > Young adult fiction.
Families > India > Young adult fiction.
Widows > Young adult fiction.
Child marriage > Young adult fiction.
Women's rights > Young adult fiction.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:In India in the 1940's, thirteen-year-old Leela's happy, spoiled childhood ends when her husband since age nine, whom she barely knows, dies, leaving her a widow whose only hope of happiness could come from Mahatma Ghandi's social and political reforms.
Item Description:Reprint with new Discussion guide. Previously published: New York : Hyperion, 2007.
Physical Description:272, [20] p. ; 21 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
ISBN:9780786838608 (pbk.)
0786838604 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Kashmira Sheth was inspired to write her first novel, Blue Jasmine , by her own experiences as a teenager who moved from India to the United States. The book went on to win an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. Kashmira is also the author of the young adult book, Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet . Kashmira lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her family.

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