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Lights for Gita
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 68 Ratings and 17 Reviews

Book Description
Gita has recently moved to America from India, and she is looking forward to celebrating Divali -- her favorite holiday -- with her family. She has invited some of her new friends from school to join in the festivities, but a winter storm puts a damper on her plans. Just as Gita decides she hates her new home, events take another turn. Beautifully illustrated with warm, radiant paintings.
Book Information
PublisherMantra Lingua
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages24
ISBN-101852692898
ISBN-13978-1852692896
Publication Date10/1994
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About Rachna Gilmore (Author) : Rachna Gilmore is the best-selling author of numerous children's books with multiple honours and awards, including the Governor General's Award. Her publications include picture books, early readers... more
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About Alice Priestley (Illustrator) : Alice Priestley is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alice Priestley include Rainbows in the Dark, Un Arco Iris En La Oscuridad / Rainbows in ... more
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About Surinder Attariwala Singh (Translator) : Surinder Attariwala Singh is a published translator. A published credit of Surinder Attariwala Singh is Lights for Gita.
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12/7/2009 Tilbury House

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10/1/2007 Andrea & Mark said: "This carefully crafted tale of homesickness and hope combines the universal experience of long-awaited plans foiled by weather with the grief of a young girl pining for her far off home. This book leaves us with the powerful insight that its up to each of us to fill our darkness with light.
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