{"product_id":"9781911490197","title":"Asha \u0026 the Spirit Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Bilan, Jasbinder \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/02\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781911490197,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Times\/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2017Shortlisted for the Waterstones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren's Book Prize 2020Longlisted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the Jhalak Prize 2019Chosen as one of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Guardian's Best Books of 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is such a light-filled, huge-hearted delight of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean adventure.' KATHERINE RUNDELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An evocative debut novel ... satisfyingly classic in feel'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A heartfelt and mystical children's adventure story.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand her mother talks of leaving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efriend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejourney is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand face hunger, tiredness – even snow leopards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher grandmother – her nanijee – is watching over her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeously original and magical adventure set in India,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor children aged 9 and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of Tamarind \u0026amp; the Star of Ishta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Explores themes of faith, family and friendship while\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecapturing the wild, rich heart of contemporary India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34372430528556,"sku":"9781911490197","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781911490197.jpg?v=1759664514","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781911490197","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}