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Asha & the Spirit Bird

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ISBN: 9781911490197
AuthorBilan, Jasbinder
Pub Date07/02/2019
BindingPaperback
Pages288
CountryGBR
Dewey823.92
Publisher: Chicken House Ltd
Quick overview In an unforgettable adventure set in contemporary India, Asha is guided by a majestic bird which she believes to be the spirit of her grandmother. Together with her best friend, Jeevan, she embarks on a journey across the Himalayas to find her missing father and save her home ...
€9.37

'I was swept along by Asha's story from the first page.'SARAH
DRIVER, author of The Huntress trilogy

Asha
lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she
misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops
sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home andher
mother talks of leaving.


From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend,
Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the
journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains
and face hunger,
tiredness - even snow leopards.


And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of her
grandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her.

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'I was swept along by Asha's story from the first page.'SARAH
DRIVER, author of The Huntress trilogy

Asha
lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she
misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops
sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home andher
mother talks of leaving.


From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend,
Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the
journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains
and face hunger,
tiredness - even snow leopards.


And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of her
grandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her.

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