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Jasmine Skies

Jasmine Skies

by SitaBrahmachari (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $3.42
Synopsis

Mira Levenson is bursting with excitement as she flies to India to stay with her aunt and cousin for the first time. As soon as she lands Mira is hurled into the sweltering heat and a place full of new sights, sounds, and deeply buried family secrets . . . From the moment Mira meets Janu she feels an instant connection. He becomes her guide, showing her both the beauty and the chaos of Kolkata. Nothing is as she imagined it - and suddenly home feels a long way away.

Before Mira leaves India she is determined to uncover the truth about her family, whatever it takes, and she must also make a decision that will break someone's heart.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Published: 29 Mar 2012
ISBN 10: 1447205189
ISBN 13: 9781447205180
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: Sita's debut novel, ARTICHOKE HEARTS, won the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. JASMINE SKIES continues Mira's journey as she travels to India. For readers of Cathy Cassidy, Jacqueline Wilson, Judy Blume and Jenny Valentine. Sita's voice is fresh, engaging and acutely perceptive. Her rich description and characterization make her writing utterly irresistible. Sita's background in children's theatre workshops has perfectly equipped her for publicity events. Features, competitions and giveaways in magazines and on websites. Review coverage guaranteed. Prepublication seeding campaign on www.mykindabook.com - our brand-new interactive forum for teen readers. Sita's third novel will publish in April 2013.

Media Reviews
'I really wish Sita had been writing when I was growing up as this beautiful heartfelt book explores so eloquently the need to find your history in order to find yourself' Meera Syal 'Sometimes second books can be disappointing. This one most certainly isn't. In fact, I think it's even better than the first. Sita's skill lies in making her reader really feel that intimate tug and pull of family relationships as well as the confusing ups and downs of teenage love, and in this book she also shows us facets of India not often seen in children's books' Lucy Coates scribblecitycentral.blogspot.com Sita's debut novel, Artichoke Hearts, won the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It has also been shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Romantic Novel Award (young adult category), Peters Book of the Year, the Fabulous Awards for Books and the Ealing Readers Award. 'A thoughtful, tender and uplifting novel, which continues the story of Mira, now two years older, as she negotiates challenging new experiences, the complexities of family and friendship, and the uncertainty of teenage love' Booktrust 'It's like unpeeling the petals of a flower, smelling, touching, feeling - and yet with a fine thread of a plotline winding its way through, keeping the tension and making one want to read on and on to know what happens' Jamila Gavin
Author Bio
Sita was born in Derby in 1966 to an Indian doctor from Kolkata and an English nurse from the Lake District. She has a BA in English Literature and an MA in Arts Education. Her many projects and writing commissions have been produced in theatres, universities, schools and community groups throughout Britain and America. Sita lives and works in North London with her husband, three children and their dog, Billie.