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    Small Acts of Amazing Courage

    Written by Gloria Whelan

    Narrated by Mandy Williams

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    It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because her mother insists. The heart of this penetrating story is Rosalind's coming of age set against the hardship of life for the Indian people, Rosalind's daily life in India, the rise of Ghandi and Rosalind's coming to make her own decisions and become her own person.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 26, 2011
    ISBN9780307917096
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    Gloria Whelan

    Gloria Whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including Homeless Bird, winner of the National Book Award; Fruitlands: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect; Angel on the Square; Burying the Sun; Once on This Island, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and Return to the Island. She lives in the woods of northern Michigan.

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    • 4/5
      THe life of a fifteen year old Britsh girl living in India prior to India's freedom from Britian.
    • 3/5
      Rosalind has grown up in India where her father, an English army officer, is stationed. She has never seen her home country, England, and feels a part of India. When one of her friends tells her about Gandhi, and India's wish to govern itself, she becomes interested and involved in things that cause her father to send her to live with her aunts in England.
    • 3/5
      Rosalind has grown up in India where her father, an English army officer, is stationed. She has never seen her home country, England, and feels a part of India. When one of her friends tells her about Gandhi, and India's wish to govern itself, she becomes interested and involved in things that cause her father to send her to live with her aunts in England.
    • 5/5
      Beautifully written, completely engaging, and absolutely delightful.
    • 4/5
      Rosaline (Rosy) James is English. She was born and raised in India. Her mother is in frail health and her father is an officer in the British Army. Although most English children return to England for a proper education at age 7 or 8, Rosy has remained with her parents do to the death of her brother shortly before she was born. Rosy is headstrong and an independent thinker. She associates freely with the servants and wants to make a differnece inthis poor country. Rosy breaks with social norms rescuing an infant sold into slavery, visting the bazaar unchaperoned, andwanting to see Gandhi speak (which is close to treason in some eyes).This rich novel is a trip through time and across the globe as seen through the eyes of a young woman coming to age during the British Empire. Recommended for grades 5 and up.
    • 5/5
      Fifteen-year-old Rosalind was born in India to British parents. Unlike most British children in early 20th century India, she was not sent home to England to be educated, because her older brother died while at school in England and her mother couldn't bear to send another child away after that. Rosalind has had a lot of freedom the past couple of years, because her father, an army officer, was away fighting in World War I, and her mother has health problems and couldn't pay much attention to her. So she has been free to spend time with her best friend, Isha, who is Indian, and visit the bazaar in town.But now that it is 1919, and the war is over and her father is home, he is unhappy that Rosalind was given so much freedom. He thinks she should only associate with other British people. He thinks anything else would be a bad influence on her, because he fears a rebellion now that the movement for Indian self-government is growing. Fearing that Rosalind has become too concerned with the plight of the Indian people, her father decides to send her to England where she will live with her two aunts and attend school. Rosalind doesn't want to leave India but she has no choice. How will she bear living so far away in a cold country with relatives she has never met? Will she ever be able to return to her beloved India?Gloria Whelan has been one of my favorite writers of historical fiction for many years now. Her books always have really interesting and unique historical settings and wonderful characters. Small Acts of Amazing Courage is no exception. Rosalind was a very likable and sympathetic main character. She had a good heart and just wanted to help people, yet found herself in trouble with her strict father, who didn't understand why she would want to save an Indian baby, or hear the famous Gandhi speak, leading to her being sent away from everything she knew and loved. I highly recommend this book and others by Gloria Whelan to any reader who enjoys historical fiction.