Neela: Victory Song by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
	List Price:   $7.95 Unit Price:   $6.36 You Save:   $1.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   1584855215 ISBN-13:   9781584855217 Publisher:   American Girl Publishing, Incorporated Series:   Girls of Many Lands Ser.: India Edition:   illustrated Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   September 2002 Pages:   208 Format:   Trade Paper 2 Ages:   10 and UP
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation. Girls of Many Lands Bengal, 1939 It's already been a week since Father left, and we've heard nothing. Mother thinks I'm silly to worry like this. She thinks he's been delayed because so many rail lines have been destroyed by freedom fighters. She could be right-but I just have a bad feeling about it.... As her old sister is about to marry, 12-year-old Neela Sen knows her parents will soon arrange a betrothal for her. But when her father goes to Calcutta to secretly investigate India's growing independence movement and doesn't return, Neela realizes she must do the unexpected--take matters into her own hands. Illustrations.