Library's review
An orphaned boy growing up in India faces homelessness and extreme poverty, but through a chance encounter discovers the beauty and extraordinary power of art. Includes Author’s Note, Glossary.
Genres
Publication
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (2017), 288 pages
Description
In the jungle outside the growing city of Chandigarh, twelve-year-old street child Ram discovers a hidden rock garden, befriends its creator--a factory worked named Nek--and tries to save Nek's garden when it is threatened with destruction.
Awards
South Asia Book Award (Winner — 2018)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Junior — 2018)
Tome Society It List (2019)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
288
Physical description
288 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
1442468270 / 9781442468276
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |