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Born Behind Bars

Born Behind Bars

Venkatraman, Padma

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $9.99

ISBN10: 0593112490
ISBN13: 9780593112496
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: Mar 7 2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
From the award-winning author of The Bridge Home comes a gripping novel about a boy who's released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mother--a remarkable celebration of the aching will to survive.

Borrowing elements of fable, it's told with a recurring sense of awe by a boy whom the world, for most of his life, has existed only in stories.--New York Times Book Review

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY

Kabir has been in jail since the day he was born, because his mom is serving time for a crime she didn't commit. He's never met his dad, so the only family he's got are their cellmates, and the only place he feels the least bit free is in the classroom, where his kind teacher regales him with stories of the wonders of the outside world. Then one day, a new warden arrives, and announces Kabir is too old to stay. He gets handed over to a long-lost uncle who turns out to be a fraud and intends to sell Kabir. So ·Kabir does the only thing he can--he runs away as fast as his legs will take him. How does a boy with nowhere to go and no connections make his way?

Fortunately, he befriends Rani, another street kid, and she takes him under her wing. But plotting their next move is hard--and fraught with danger--in a world that cares little for homeless, low caste children. This is not the world Kabir dreamed of--but he's discovered he's not the type to give up. Kabir is ready to show the world that he--and his mother--deserve a place in it.

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