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Climbing the Stairs

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By Padma Venkatraman
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) LLC - (Speak)
Climbing the Stairs
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During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteenyearold Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forwardthinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfathers large traditional family, where the women live apart from the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible. Vidyas only refuge becomes her grandfathers upstairs library, which is forbidden to women. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual curiosity. But when Vidyas brother makes a choice the family cannot condone, and when Raman seems to want more than friendship, Vidkya must question all she has believed in. Padma Venkatramans debut novel poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her place in a mixedup world. Climbing the Stairs is a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop. Read Padma Venkatramans posts on the Penguin Blog.

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50150 words50,150 words
272 pages272 pages
Lexile 750LLexile 750L
Grade 7 to 11Grade 7 to 11
Age 12-16Age 12-16
Published 2008Published 2008

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9780142414903

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