The Wheel of Surya Anniversary Edition

The Wheel of Surya Anniversary Edition
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-05-03
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9781405291743

A beautiful new edition of the first volume in the Surya Trilogy by Whitbread award-winning author Jamila Gavin.

The Eye of the Horse

The Eye of the Horse
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2001
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN: 9780749747435

The dramatic second story in the Surya Trilogy by Whitbread award-winning author of Coram Boy. Jamila Gavin, India 1948. “The light has gone out of our world.” Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated. In India, chaos and turmoil reign. In England, Jaspal and Marvinder’s father is in prison. Jaspal cannot forgive him, and longs to return to his village in the Punjab where he feels he belongs. Marvinder has found friends, her first love, and her gift as a violinist. But how can she ignore her mother’s voice calling her back to India? She is torn between two worlds. A story of the search for reconciliation, the sequel to the Wheel of Surya is a beautifully crafted story sets against the backdrop of Indian independence. Few children’s books about India can compare to Jamila Gavin’s interpretation of the multicultural world we live in.

Blackberry Blue

Blackberry Blue
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-11-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1448121299

A stunning collection of mystical fairy tales, Blackberry Blue is packed with picturesque moments that will bewitch readers - Booktrust Step into a magical world of enchanted forests, talking animals and wicked witches . . . These six magical stories will thrill and enchant you. Watch Blackberry Blue rise from the bramble patch; follow Emeka the pathfinder on his mission to save a lost king; join Princess Desire as she gallops across the Milky Way on her jet-black horse. These beautifully written and original stories will delight readers of all ages, and the stunning illustrations by Richard Collingridge will take your breath away. Gavin's six stories are spooky, engaging and refreshing in their originality. Complemented by Richard Collingridge's atmospheric illustrations, this lovely book deserves to become a classic. - Marilyn Brocklehurst, Bookseller

The Track of the Wind (the Wheel of Surya Trilogy)

The Track of the Wind (the Wheel of Surya Trilogy)
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Wheel of Surya Trilogy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-07-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9780008511241

The dramatic final volume in the Wheel of Surya trilogy by Whitbread award-winning author of Coram Boy, Jamila Gavin. In 1947 India is rocked by the Independence movement and partition with Pakistan. Their lives disrupted by violence, Jaspal and Marvinder are sent from their Indian village to find their father, who is a student in England. In The Track of the Wind, Jaspal and Marvinder are reunited with their mother in India, but their fight for independence goes on. A story touching on culture, class, faith and family set against the backdrop of Indian independence and the Partition of India and Pakistan. No children's books about India conveys these issues and themes with the effortless ease of Jamila Gavin. Her diverse voice is the perfect introduction to this period of history, for fans of The Bone Sparrow, Morris Gleitzman's Once, and Katherine Rundell's The Wolf Wilder.

Coram Boy

Coram Boy
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN:

A vivid, compelling and harrowing tale from Whitbread award winning Jamila Gavin. The Coram man takes babies and money from desperate mothers, promising to deliver them safely to a Foundling Hospital in London. Instead, he murders them and buries them by the roadside, to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son, Mish. Mish saves one, Aaron, who grows up happily unaware of his history, proving himself a promising musician. As Aaron's new life takes him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron and his best friend Toby back into the hands of the Coram man.

Grandpa Chatterji

Grandpa Chatterji
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9781405212854

Grandpa Chatterji is a loveable grandparent who invites his grandchildren back to Calcutta. The author draws the reader into the colour and magic of India while her funny and poignant stories and adventures cross every culture and boundary.

Out of India

Out of India
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780340854624

'I am truly a child of both countries and both cultures.' Born to an Indian father and an English mother, Jamila Gavin's childhood was divided between two worlds. Her earliest memories are of India, where she lived in a crumbling palace built for a prince, and learned to steal sugar cane and suck mangoes. But she would spend much of her childhood in England, where she picked blackberries, got chilblains, and learned to recognise doodlebug bombs. And between the two there were unforgettable journeys, by bullock carts and tongas, crowded trains and romantic P&O liners. A touching and very personal recollection, with a backdrop of world-shaking events, from the Blitz of World War II to the struggle for Indian independence and the assassination of Gandhi. Illustrated with the author's own delightful photographs.

The Whistling Monster

The Whistling Monster
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781406319941

All children love stories. Here, master storyteller Jamila Gavin draws them from the four corners of the globe. Stories include: 'The Whistling Monster', a cautionary tale from Brazil; 'The Coming of Raven', a creation myth from Canada; 'The Birth of Krishna', an ancient legend from India.

Three Indian Goddesses

Three Indian Goddesses
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781406330953

This book lets you enter the magical and exotic world of the Indian goddesses. It contains three contemporary stories inspired by Hindu tales.

Three Indian Princesses

Three Indian Princesses
Author: Jamila Gavin
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2011
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781406330960

These are three captivating retellings of Hindu tales. Princess Savitri happily leaves the palace to live with her husband, Satyvan, in the jungle. But behind her joy there is fear, for Savitri carries a dark secret. It is written in the stars Satyvan will die within a year...Princess Damayanti is the one everyone wants to marry, including the gods. However, even they are happy to consent to her marriage to King Nala - all except the demon Kali, who lays a curse on the perfect couple...Princess Sita follows her husband Prince Rama when he is banished to the jungle by his jealous stepmother, just before he is to become king. But she is kidnapped by Ravana, Lord of the Demons...