01738cam a2200361 i 4500 1600124182 TxAuBib 20240917120000.0 230726s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023943316 9780063284487 $19.99 0063284480 $19.99 TxAuBib rda Hemnani, Ritu, author. Lion of the sky / Ritu Hemnani. First edition. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] ©2024. 410 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend, Iqbal. As their kites soar, Raj feels free, like his beloved India soon will be, and he can't wait to celebrate their independence. But when a British lawyer draws a line across a map, splitting India in two, Raj is thrust into a fractured world. With Partition declared, Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim families are torn apart--and Raj's Hindu and Iqbal's Muslim families are among them. Forced to flee and become refugees, Raj's family is left to start over in a new country. After suffering devastating losses, Raj must summon the courage to survive the brutal upheaval of both his country and his heart. Ages 8-12. 20240917. Boys Fiction. Best friends Fiction. Hindus Fiction. Muslims Fiction. India History Partition, 1947 Fiction. Historical fiction. fast TXMML