Karma

Ostlere, Cathy

ISBN 10: 1595143386 / ISBN 13: 9781595143389

Published by Razorbill, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Karma
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595143386
• ISBN 13: 9781595143389
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

It is 1984, and fifteen-year-old Maya is on her way to India with her father. She carries with her the ashes of her mother, who has recently committed suicide, and arrives in Delhi on the eve of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination - one of the bloodiest riots in the country's history.

Then Maya is separated from her father and must rely upon the help of a mysterious, kindhearted boy, Sandeep, to safely reunite them. But as her love for Sandeep begins to blossom, Maya will have to face the truth about her painful adolescence . . . if she's ever to imagine her future.

In this gorgeous, haunting portrait of love, loss, and growing up, Cathy Ostlere - in masterful strokes of verse - has created a simply unforgettable read.

About the Author

CATHY OSTLERE writes creative nonfiction, drama, and YA fiction. Her first book, the memoir, Lost (2008), was shortlisted for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Her second book, Karma (2011), a novel-in-verse, was critically praised and won numerous distinctions in the U.S. and Canada including the R. Ross Annett Children's Award, Booklist Editor's Choice and shortlisted for the 2012 Canadian Library Association's YA Book Award. Her drama, Lost: A Memoir (2011), co-written with Dennis Garnhum, was a 2012 Governor General's Literary Award finalist. Karma has been published in India and will be translated into Russian. Ms. Ostlere is the Past President of the Creative Nonfiction Collective.