{"product_id":"the-bridge-home-paperback-1","title":"The Bridge Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePadma Venkatraman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers.\"--Aisha Saeed, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003ci\u003eAmal Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman's stirring middle-grade debut. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife is harsh on the teeming streets of Chennai, India, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge that's also the hideout of Muthi and Arul, two homeless boys, and the four of them soon form a family of sorts. And while making their living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the kids find plenty to take pride in, too. After all, they are now the bosses of themselves and no longer dependent on untrustworthy adults. But when illness strikes, Viji must decide whether to risk seeking help from strangers or to keep holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePadma Venkatraman was born in Chennai, India, and became an American citizen after living in five countries and working as an oceanographer. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA Time to Dance\u003c\/i\u003e (IBBY selection, ALA Notable, Notable Books for a Global Society, and New York Public Library Best Book), \u003ci\u003eIsland's End\u003c\/i\u003e (ALA Best Book for Young Adults, CCBC Choice, and South Asia Book Award winner), and \u003ci\u003eClimbing the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e (Bank Street Best Book, ALA\/Amelia Bloomer List, YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, and Julia Ward Howe Award winner).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Kite (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bridge Home\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47303697137913,"sku":"9781524738136","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bkpRZjRoSjlCV1BSOUJmclRHS2sxdz09_980b9004-69f7-4b81-8c28-0a79ef631e7c.webp?v=1769296552","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-bridge-home-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}