Trouble in the Tea Gardens
Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: PRH India
ISBN: 9780143477693
Set in a tea plantation in Darjeeling, this is the story of Sona, a twelve-year-old Nepali girl. Life is challenging as she has to master English quickly to get a scholarship and fulfil her dream of studying in a good school. Meanwhile, there is constantly the challenge of finding enough drinking water and worrying about her brother finding a job to support the family.
But things get extra difficult when her friend Tara's gold goes missing. Sona must use all her wits in order to prove it wasn’t her beloved brother, Samiran Daju, who stole it.250
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