Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan" />Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan" />
It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because her mother insists. The heart of this penetrating story is Rosalind's coming of age set against the hardship of life for the Indian people, Rosalind's daily life in India, the rise of Ghandi and Rosalind's coming to make her own decisions and become her own person.
"Whelan's vivid, episodic story explores the tension between doing what's right, rather than what's expected, and the infinite complexities of colonialism: 'Though I have never been there, home, of course, is England.'" - Booklist
"Starred Review. Whelan's insight into history and her characters' minds make every moment of this saga believable. Ages 9-12." - Publishers Weekly
"This is a beautifully written, fascinating, and informative story. Grades 6-10." - School Library Journal
"National Book Award winner Whelan's characters are more types than people, and there is little of the flavor of the subcontinent in this overstuffed, occasionally pleasant tale of a plucky young woman in Raj-era India. Ages 12-14." - Kirkus
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