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Climbing the Stairs Paperback - 2010
by Padma Venkatraman
Set during World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, this remarkable debut poignantly depicts a young girl struggling to find her place in a mixed-up world, and tells a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop.
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Fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of going to college— an unusual aspiration for a girl living in British occupied India during World War II. Then tragedy strikes, and Vidya and her brother are forced to move into a traditional household with their extended family, where women are meant to be married, not educated. Breaking the rules, Vidya finds refuge in her grandfather’s library. But then her brother does something unthinkable, and Vidya’s life becomes a whirlwind of political and personal complications. The question is, will she be strong enough to survive?
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- Title Climbing the Stairs
- Author Padma Venkatraman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition International Ed
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Speak, NY
- Date 2010-02-04
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142414903 / 0142414905
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.76 x 0.69 in (20.78 x 14.63 x 1.75 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 750
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Indian
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Prejudices, India - History - British occupation,
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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