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No ordinary day /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Deborah, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Groundwood Books, [2011]
Subjects:
Orphans > Fiction.
Leprosy > Fiction.
Homeless persons > Fiction.
India > Fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Leprosy > Juvenile fiction.
Homeless persons > Juvenile fiction.
India > Juvenile fiction.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:159 pages ; 20 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
ISBN:9781554981342 (bound)
1554981344 (bound)
9781554981083 (pbk.)
1554981085 (pbk.)