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Born Behind Bars
Born Behind Bars | Padma Venkatraman
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In Chennai, india, after spending his whole life in jail with his mother, who is serving time for a crime she did not commit, nine-year-old Kabir is suddenly released and has to figure out how to survive on his own in the outside world.
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Born Behind Bars | Padma Venkatraman
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Kabir, of both Hindi and Muslim descent, was born in a jail cell in India 9 years ago when his mom was taken in for a crime she did not commit. When a new prison admin comes on board, Kabir is released. It is bittersweet, because he vows to find a way to get his Amma released as well.

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Born Behind Bars | Padma Venkatraman
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Much to recommend about this book. For example, it reminds me there is good, albeit imperfect, in the world. The group of middle schoolers I work with selected this book & will meet the author in March. It‘s gonna be good.

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Many years ago I read The House Without Windows (Hashimi), it wasn't until that time that I had any awareness of prisons in other countries detaining the children of women inmates within their confines [Afghanistan in that book, India in this one]. The title of this MG book alone sucked me in and I feel ashamed to say I enjoyed it because of the horrific subject matter but it really was good. There is no shying away of the hardships and...

MaggieCarr ... injustices in this world and exposure to these lenses in middle grade literature is as relevant as ever. 3y
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