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Ellis, Deborah

No Ordinary Day

160 pp. | Groundwood | September, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-134-2 $16.95
(1) 4-6 Valli, orphaned and homeless, survives Kolkata's mean streets living by her wits. With telltale symptoms of leprosy, Valli encounters a doctor, who lures her, with masterful tact, to a hospital. Terrified, Valli bolts but eventually returns with hopes for the future. Ellis skillfully folds character, attitudes, and other vital information into Valli's narrative, depicting the survival skills of India's poorest with insight and compassion.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011

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