Pub Date: March 1, 2005
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003008578
Lexile Code: 0790
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 7.60" L x 5.10" W ( 0.40 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General | Action and Adventure | Animals | Lions Tigers Leopards etc
Series: Brotherhood of the Conch
Description: The acclaimed short-story author and poet transports readers from the teeming streets of India to the rolling Himalayas, in this lyrical, exotic, and rich middle-grade fantasy.
Brief description: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of sixteen books, including Oleander Girl, The Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, Palace of Illusions, One Amazing Thing, and Before We Visit the Goddess. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times, and has won, among other prizes, an American Book Award. Born in India, she currently lives in Texas and is the McDavid professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston.
Review Quotes: "This book is a real page-turner...you'll stay up late to finish it."
--Chicago Tribune