Paperback. Thirteen-year-old Pratik Pallavanathan, aka PP's easy life in Dubai takes a horrendous turn, when, during a holiday in India, his redoubtable grandmother insists on a trip to their long-forgotten ancestral village. Cooped up in a rambling house, with on-off electricity, no Internet, and annoying relatives, PP feels like he's losing his mind. And then the hallucinations begin. In a series of bizarre events, he sees a phantom in his room, the family's pet cow acts weird in his presence - and a dilapidated corridor leads him to a strange land, straight to his hallucinations. A flabbergasted PP realizes he has time-travelled to 1920, and the hallucinatory phantom is his own ancestor of the time, Simha. PP realizes that he has a connection with Simha. Thirteen-year-old PP's easy life in Dubai turns chaotic during a trip to his ancestral village in India. Cooped up in a rambling house, he experiences hallucinations and time-travels to 1920, connecting with his ancestor Simha. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Time Racers (Paperback)
Publisher: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0143334026
ISBN 13: 9780143334026
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Thirteen-year-old pratik pallavanathan, aka pp's easy life in dubai takes a horrendous turn, when, during a holiday in India, his redoubtable grandmother insists on a trip to their long-forgotten ancestral village. Cooped up in a rambling house, with on-off electricity, no internet, and annoying relatives, PP feels like he's losing his mind. And then the hallucinations begin.

In a series of bizarre events, he sees a phantom in his room, the family's pet cow acts weird in his presence - and a dilapidated corridor leads him to a strange land, straight to his hallucinations. A flabbergasted PP realizes he has time-travelled to 1920, and the hallucinatory phantom is his own ancestor of the time, Simha. PP realizes that he has a connection with simha.

Can PP ward off the catastrophe that's approaching simha? and can he help realize Simha's dream?

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Gayathri Ponvannan is a network engineer and writer. She won Disney's 'Pitchkiaow' contest, and subsequently developed a historical children's novel in collaboration with them. Gayathri lives in Dubai with her husband and two sons, who provide much of the inspiration for her literary characters.

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