The Train to Tanjore (Series: Songs of Freedom)

by Devika Rangachari

Book Overview

Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by protests...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143457640
• ISBN13: 9780143457640
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7