Lion of the Sky
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024], ©2024.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 410 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. As their kites soar, Raj feels free, like his beloved India soon will be, and he can't wait to celebrate their independence. But when a British lawyer draws a line across a map, splitting India in two, Raj is thrust into a fractured world. With Partition declared, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families are torn apart--and Raj's Hindu and Iqbal's Muslim families are among them. Forced to flee and become refugees, Raj's family is left to start over in a new country. After suffering devastating losses, Raj must summon the courage to survive the brutal upheaval of both his country and his heart.
Subjects:
Boys -- Juvenile fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Hindus -- Juvenile fiction.
Muslims -- Juvenile fiction.
India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Juvenile fiction.
Boys -- Juvenile fiction.
Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.
Hindus -- Juvenile fiction.
Muslims -- Juvenile fiction.
India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
9780063284487