Penguin Random House 978-0-14-241490-3
“[A] fine, often heartbreaking first novel” – The Providence Journal
“..a passionate story…the central theme of the novel, violence and nonviolence, will appeal to an international audience” – India Currents
“…excels in its detailed depiction of a Brahmin girlhood and family life during a time of intense social and political change” – Kirkus Reviews
*Starred Review, Booklist *Starred Review, PW *Starred Review, VOYA *PW Flying Start *ALA BBYA *ALA Amelia Bloomer List citation *Winner, ASTAL Rhode Island Book of the year award *Booklinks Best New Book *Winner, Boston Authors Club Julia Ward Howe award *Booklist Editor’s Choice/Best Books of the Year *Bank Street College of Education Best Book * Capitol Choice *Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) choice *Children’s Literature Network (CLN) Top 20 *CBC/NCSS (National Council of Social Studies) Notable *NYPL Best Book *Pennsylvania School Library Association (PASLA) Top 40 *Shortlisted for RARI (Reading Across Rhode Island) *Shortlisted for Cybil *Shortlisted for NJ state award *Shortlisted for ME state award *Shortlisted for SC state award *Shortlisted for UT state award *YALSA BBYA