Amil and the after
At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan li...
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Kokila,
2024.
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| 520 | |a At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Half-Muslim, half-Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Siblings |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Twins |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Muslims |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hindus |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mothers |x Death |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Grief |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Families |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Belonging (Social psychology) |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Drawing |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a India |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Family life |v Juvenile fiction. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Belonging |v Juvenile fiction. | |
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| 700 | 1 | |a Miranda, Prashant, |e illustrator. | |
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