Ellis, Deborah, 1960-
No ordinary day Deborah Ellis. - Toronto ; Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2011. - 159 p. ; 20 cm.
Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets.
MSBA Nominee 2012-13
9781554981342 (bound)
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Leprosy--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction.
India--Juvenile fiction.
PS8559 L5494 N56 2011
[Fic]
No ordinary day Deborah Ellis. - Toronto ; Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2011. - 159 p. ; 20 cm.
Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets.
MSBA Nominee 2012-13
9781554981342 (bound)
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Leprosy--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction.
India--Juvenile fiction.
PS8559 L5494 N56 2011
[Fic]