Category: child labor

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman Kirkus Review’s bottom line says it all – “A blisteringly beautiful book.” Two sisters, eleven-year-old Viji and her younger sister, Rukku, escape from their abusive father and attempt to survive in the big chaotic…

Boys Without Names

Guest post by Padma Venkatraman BOYS WITHOUT NAMES By Kashmira Sheth   My copy of BOYS WITHOUT NAMES by Kashmira Sheth carried a quote from Jacqueline Woodson that said it was one of the best books she “read this year.”…