s father is Hindi so their family must flee their hometown, which is now part of Pakistan, to the new India. Through this journey, Nisha discovers her own talents and abilities amidst a world that is full of both despair and love. This is historical fiction for middle grade readers at ...
They lived in a valley or hollow or "holler" in which all the landowners and tenants were black. In the morning if you wanted to talk to cousin Taft, you would walk down to behind the outhouse and yell across the valley, "Heeeyyyy Taaaaft," and you could see him far, ...