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The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India

The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India

By Garen Thomas, Suhasini Raj

Illustrators Illustrated by Maithili Joshi Edition

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Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN

9781536233605

The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India

Name: The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India
SKU: 9781536233605J
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Beautifully illustrated with scenes of contemporary Indian life, this inspiring (and true) story follows a young girl's remarkable bicycle journey across India to bring her father safely home as pandemic restrictions take hold.

It’s early in the pandemic in India. The trains have been shut down to prevent contagion. For Jyoti, as for millions of migrant workers, getting home with her injured father will require enormous ingenuity and gumption. Follow the real-life story of a girl who—desperate for her father to survive—rode almost a thousand miles across India with him on the back of a hot-pink twenty-dollar bicycle. Her amazing story, relayed for a young audience by reporter Suhasini Raj and author Garen Thomas, is a portrait of an unassuming girl who made an extraordinary decision and became celebrated across India, breaking entrenched stereotypes of caste and gender. This story of love, determination, problem-solving, and a pink bicycle will speak to young people everywhere.

Full-color illustrations. Photographs. Glossary. "Jyoti's Scrapbook." Author's Note.

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AR Ready No Book Genres Autobiography/Biography, Picture Book Canadian Rights Yes Dewey B Title alpha The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India Category Global Citizenship (Grades 3-5) Pages Count 40 Genre Nonfiction Topics Jyoti Kumari (2005-). Bicycling. COVID-19 pandemic. Fathers and daughters. Family. Survival. Determination. Problem-solving. India. Trim Size 11" x 8 1/2" JLG Span Spring Language English Rights type Print Publication date 2026-01-26 JLG Release Date Mar 2026 Minimum grade 3 Maximum grade 5 Reading level Elementary Format Print

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