A group of one

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184 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2001 by Henry Holt.

ISBN:
978-0-8050-6475-9
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OCLC Number:
45374778

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3 stars (1 review)

Learning from her grandmother that her family was active in the Quit India movement of 1942, a rebellion against nearly two centuries of British occupation, gives fifteen-year-old Tara new pride in her heritage, but she still objects when her teacher implies she is not a "regular Canadian."

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reviewed A group of one by Rachna Gilmore

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3 stars

read alongside ds for his history studies. a girl discovers her deeper roots in India when her grandmother - an activist in Gandhi's time - visits the family for the first time. very Canadian in it's approach, it does a pretty good job of demonstrating the minefield that is the reaction to second generation immigrants - too right leaning cause an us-versus-them attitude, and too left leaning causes overcompensation via white liberal guilt. how's a gal supposed to belong when either side keeps emphasizing their 'other' nature?

Subjects

  • India -- History -- Quit India movement, 1942 -- Juvenile fiction.
  • India -- History -- Quit India movement, 1942 -- Fiction.
  • East Indians -- Canada -- Fiction.
  • Prejudices -- Fiction.
  • Grandmothers -- Fiction.
  • Schools -- Fiction.
  • Canada -- Fiction.