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Freedom Seeker
ISBN-13: 9781339012421
In one girl's relentless search for home and safety, THE FREEDOM SEEKER takes readers on a daring journey of displacement and immigration. Illuminated by the kindness of strangers across continents and the strength of the human spirit, renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta has written a powerful tale of resilience, hope, and the enduring strength of familial love.
Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi's life will shatter.
Her Sikh father and Muslim mother's interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, or flee their homeland. Simi's father is the first of them to make the journey to the U.S., but when their petition to be reunited in America is denied, Simi and her mother are left with no choice but to attempt a perilous crossing through the Arizona desert with the help of a smuggler.
Throughout her nail-biting journey towards safety and belonging, Simi will face unthinkable danger -- and when Simi and her mother are separated during the crossing, each led to believe the other is dead, she refuses to accept this fate. Alone in an unfamiliar and unforgiving land, she must summon all her courage and resourcefulness to survive, find her mother, and reunite her shattered family.
"At once maddening and heartbreaking, The Freedom Seekers shows young readers there is also hope... " --Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times best-selling author of REFUGEE
Target age group 8-12
Twelve-year-old Simi Singh's life in Northern India is filled with love, family traditions, and ordinary worries about hockey competitions, school exams, and avoiding the snide remarks of her class nemesis. But when a single rock carrying a note crash through their window during their Id celebration, Simi's life will shatter.
Her Sikh father and Muslim mother's interfaith marriage is becoming a target of violent vigilantes. Faced with rising threats, they must make an impossible choice: stay and risk their lives, or flee their homeland. Simi's father is the first of them to make the journey to the U.S., but when their petition to be reunited in America is denied, Simi and her mother are left with no choice but to attempt a perilous crossing through the Arizona desert with the help of a smuggler.
Throughout her nail-biting journey towards safety and belonging, Simi will face unthinkable danger -- and when Simi and her mother are separated during the crossing, each led to believe the other is dead, she refuses to accept this fate. Alone in an unfamiliar and unforgiving land, she must summon all her courage and resourcefulness to survive, find her mother, and reunite her shattered family.
"At once maddening and heartbreaking, The Freedom Seekers shows young readers there is also hope... " --Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times best-selling author of REFUGEE
Target age group 8-12
- CategoryJuvenile Fiction
- Age Group9 to 12 yrs
- Grade Level3-5
- LanguageEnglish
- BindingHardcover
- Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
- Theme 2Prejudice & Racism
- Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeEmigration & Immigration
- Awards
- AuthorGupta, Ruchira
- DeweyFiction
- PublisherScholastic, Inc.
- Publication Date8/5/2025
- Pages320
- Dimensions1.1 H × 8.5 L × 5.7 W
- Case Qty30
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