Throwing, rolling and playing games in the snow has always been on Adanah's wishlist of things to do before she turns ten. It just never snows where she lives! So when she gets whizzed away for her first snow-holiday, she is truly thrilled! But a storm soon strikes, and her aeroplane's wings "shivered with an unusual frenzy, as if it had caught a cold". Yet the dreadful weather hints on more danger ahead!
When Adanah accidentally stumbles on Khindamah - The Land of Broken Toys, her mind is bombarded with a billion questions about the world she loves, and she wishes she had stayed back at home. Has her holiday been marred by Khindamah forever?
Find out what happens in this adventure of cultural experiences.
Reading age 9-12 (Middle Grade)
Due to some reference of war, conflict and refuge, parental guidance and follow-up conversations around what children hear on the topic (via news channels either at school or at home) are advised. The essence of this book is that children know more than they are openly willing to talk about. Yet it is in talking that we truly become free - The Author