Ticket to India

When twelve-year-old Maya and big sister Zara set off on their own from Delhi to their grandmother's home of Aminpur, a small town in Northern India, they become separated and Maya decides to continue their quest to find a chest of family treasures that their grandmother's family left behind when th...

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Main Author: Senzai, N. H. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition.
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Summary:When twelve-year-old Maya and big sister Zara set off on their own from Delhi to their grandmother's home of Aminpur, a small town in Northern India, they become separated and Maya decides to continue their quest to find a chest of family treasures that their grandmother's family left behind when they fled from India to Pakistan during the Great Partition.
Item Description:"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Physical Description:274 pages : map ; 20 cm
ISBN:9781481422598
1481422596
Author Notes:N. H. Senzai is the author of the acclaimed Shooting Kabul , which was on numerous state award lists and an NPR Backseat Book Club Pick. Its companion, Saving Kabul Corner , was nominated for an Edgar Award. While her first two books are based in part on husband's experience fleeing Soviet-controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, her third, Ticket to India , is based on her own family's history. She is also the author of Escape from Aleppo . Ms. Senzai lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at NHSenzai.com.