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Bombay (India)
3 Reviews
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Prashant Miranda.
In this companion to Newbery Honor Book The Night Diary[cf12] (rev. 7/18), Nisha's twin brother, Amil, resumes the story. Everything was supposed to get better after their family survived the terrifying journey from Mirpur Khas to Bombay following the partition of India in 1947. Now they have a new flat, their father has a job at the hospital, and the twins are attending school. But Amil keeps flashing back to the terrible things he saw and experienced. He tries to quell his anxieties by drawing in his sketchbook (exuberantly depicted by illustrator Miranda), but what he really wants are "a friend and a bicycle." Part of those wishes comes true when he meets Vishal, a mysterious boy from a local refugee camp. When Vishal suddenly disappears, Amil discovers that the point of his own survival may be to help ensure the same for someone else. Fans of the previous title will appreciate this compassionate and thoughtful continuation of the family's story, while new readers can experience Amil's account of hope and survivor guilt as a standalone volume. A glossary and author's note are appended.
Reviewer: Jennifer Hubert Swan
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2024
(4)
4-6
Global Cities series.
Photographs by
Chris Fairclough.
Readers are introduced to the history, culture, economy, environment, and challenges faced by these cities. Each section is dense with facts, reading like an encyclopedia entry, but the "case study" sidebars focusing on specific people or issues provide insider views. Well-captioned photographs, charts, graphs, and maps appear throughout the busy pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Global Cities titles: Tokyo, Mumbai, and Beijing.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
(3)
K-3
Bound for a monkey wedding in India, Shoba and her monkey, Fuzzy, meet up with elephants, camels, and other "common riffraff." Though Fuzzy tries to discourage them, they all invite themselves to the celebration, ultimately saving it from poor attendance. Studded with cultural information, the story is well supported by vivid gouache illustrations, a map, and an illustrated glossary.
Reviewer: Lauren Maggio
3 reviews
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