Sumitra's family, forced to flee Uganda during the rise of Idi Amin, are sure they will be welcomed in England. But this is not so. And they have trouble adjusting to their new life in a cold, hostile country. This novel follows Sumitra growing up and finding herself forced to lead a double life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Title: Sumitra's Story
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0370304667
ISBN 13: 9780370304663
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 181 grams

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SUMITRA'S STORY is about a young Asian girl growing up in Britian in recent years, and the confusion engendered by her situation.

Many of her family and friends blame everything on the color of their skin. Sumitra hears them say, "If I were black, I'd have got rehoused by now!" "If I was colored, they'd have given me that job!" And Indians blame the fact that they are brown for not getting jobs and houses.

Is this, Sumitra wonders, a device to cover up inadequacy? In order to preserve the myth of difference, people seem to line up in rows of black, brown or white and hurl their prejudices at each other. That way they never have to meet, never discover that beneath their skin they are all the same.

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