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by Garen Thomas (Author), Suhasini Raj (Author), Maithili Joshi (Illustrator)
"[An] inspiring variation on the archetypal hero's journey in which personal courage, family loyalty, and the broader cultural context all play equally strong roles." --School Library Journal
Beautifully illustrated with scenes of contemporary Indian life, this inspiring (and true) story follows a young girl's remarkable bicycle journey across India to bring her father safely home as pandemic restrictions take hold.
Author Biography
Garen Thomas is the author of the New York Times best-selling children's book Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama and worked as a kids' book editor for Scholastic and Disney-Hyperion and its imprint Jump at the Sun, among other publishers. She lives in New York City.
Suhasini Raj is a New Delhi-based reporter in the South Asia bureau of The New York Times. She has covered everything from the rise of Hindu nationalism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to how India fared with COVID-19 to gender justice and climate change. In 2021, she and her colleagues won a Human Rights Press Award for a video revealing the plight of stateless Muslims in India.
