"Moving, original and thought-provoking"
Set in the Indian city of Bhopal in 1984, the date of the deadly leak at the Union Carbide plant, Tim Walker’s story is about much more than that terrible catastrophe. Equally important to the story are the experiences of the main character, ten-year-old Amil’s great-grandfather, an Indian soldier gassed in the trenches of the First World War. Readers come to understand too something of the caste system, the lives of the poor in India and of its young women.
Amil is cruelly separated from his parents on his birthday and, as reparation for perceived family debt, sent to work for Mr Kumar, the owner of a printing company, failing due to his laziness and poor management. Locked in the printing shed every night, Amil discovers his great-grandfather’s journal and from it learns how to interpret the wind. Can he use this near-magical new ability to save his friends and neighbours as the poisonous cloud pours out of the factory?
The story is gripping, the different storylines skilfully woven together, the pictures painted of Amil and his friend, Kumar’s daughter Chunni, particularly vivid and moving. It will prompt questions and give young readers new insight into past events and other lives.
An astonishing and engrossing novel, based on a true story, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India
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An astonishing and engrossing novel, based on a true story, which commemorates the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India Amil has always dreamed of working at the modern, space-age pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, where he lives. Instead, on his tenth birthday, he is torn from his family and taken to work for Mr Kumar and his cruel son, Jalesh, in their dilapidated printing factory.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Prisoner of Bhopal and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Prisoner of Bhopal features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Historical Fiction, Mystery / Mythology, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Star Books, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Prisoner of Bhopal was written by Tim Walker and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Prisoner of Bhopal has 264 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
