From the awardwinning author of The Bridge Home comes a gripping novel about a boy whos released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mothera remarkable celebration of the aching will to survive. Borrowing elements of fable, its told with a recurring sense of awe by a boy whom the world, for most of his life, has existed only in stories.New York Times Book ReviewA KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURYKabir has been in jail since the day he was born, because his mom is serving time for a crime she didnt commit. Hes never met his dad, so the only family hes got are their cellmates, and the only place he feels the least bit free is in the classroom, where his kind teacher regales him with stories of the wonders of the outside world. Then one day, a new warden arrives, and announces Kabir is too old to stay. He gets handed over to a longlost "uncle" who turns out to be a fraud and intends to sell Kabir. So ?Kabir does the only thing he canhe runs away as fast as his legs will take him. How does a boy with nowhere to go and no connections make his way? Fortunately, he befriends Rani, another street kid, and she takes him under her wing. But plotting their next move is hardand fraught with dangerin a world that cares little for homeless, low caste children. This is not the world Kabir dreamed ofbut hes discovered hes not the type to give up. Kabir is ready to show the world that heand his motherdeserve a place in it.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books; Classification: YFB; Weight: 328 g; Dimensions: 126 x 195 x 21

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