Ellis, Deborah 1960- creator Solomon, Michael. bkd Chamberland, Gil. pht Groundwood Books pbl House of Anansi Press pbl Photolibrary pht text Dust jackets (Bindings)-2011. onc Toronto Groundwood Books c2011 2011 monographic eng

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159 p. ; 20 cm. Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets. juvenile Deborah Ellis. "House of Anansi Press"--t.p. "Cover photograph by Gil Chamberland / Photolibrary ; Design by Michael Solomon"--t.p. verso. "The Canada Council, Conseil Des Arts Du Canada, Governor General's Literary Awards"--Cover. a-ii--- Orphans Juvenile fiction Leprosy Juvenile fiction Homeless persons Juvenile fiction Street life Juvenile fiction Coal Juvenile fiction Coal miners Juvenile fiction Cousins Juvenile fiction Orphans Fiction Leprosy Fiction Homeless persons Fiction Orphans Fiction Poverty Fiction Leprosy Fiction India Juvenile fiction India Fiction India Fiction PR9199.3.E448 N6 2011 jC813/.54 [Fic] AMC 240 ELL 9781554981083 1554981344 (bound : alk. paper) 9781554981083 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1554981085 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2012451678 NLC 120822 20160310162812.0 17438812 eng