Prisoner of Bhopal

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Amil has always dreamed of working at the modern, space-age pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, where he lives. Instead, on his tenth birthday, he is torn from his family and taken to work for Mr Kumar and his cruel son, Jalesh, in their dilapidated printing factory. There, hidden in a trunk, he finds a secret First World War journal. As its pages come to life, they reveal not only why Amil is there, but that he and the journal’s author – his great-grandfather, Sanjiv - share a magical gift: they can read the wind. Its purpose remains a mystery until, one terrible night, the pesticide plant leaks poison gas into the air above Bhopal . . .£1 from every copy sold will be donated to the Bhopal Medical Appeal

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-03-07
Mått:129 x 198 x 17 mm
Vikt:219 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Andersen Press Ltd
ISBN:9781839133732

Utforska kategorier

Fantasy inom Barn och ungdom
Kärlek och relationer inom Barn och ungdom

Mer om författaren

Tim Walker was born in Nottingham and lives with his wife and their black and white cat in rural Kent. He turned to writing following a career as a graphic designer and is the author of three previous children’s novels – Shipley Manor, The Flying Fizzler and Rise of the Rattler. When not in his garden shed either writing or staring at the horses in the field beyond, he can be found teaching academic skills at the University of Kent – where he is a former Royal Literary Fund Fellow – visiting one of his three grown-up children or huffing and puffing around his local tennis court.

Recensioner i media

Moving, original and thought-provoking... The story is gripping, the different storylines skilfully woven together, the pictures painted of Amil and his friend, Kumar’s daughter Chunni, particularly vivid and moving. It will prompt questions and give young readers new insight into past events and other lives.