I Kick and I Fly

AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY BASED ON REAL EVENTS ABOUT FINDING THE COURAGE TO CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY.In the outskirts of Bihar's Red Light District, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time. Her father plans to sell her into the sex trade to pay off the family's debts. But after watching her cousin suffer this fate, Heera is determined to find a way out. A chance encounter introduces her to the power of kung fu. Through martial arts, Heera learns to harness her own strength to protect herself and those around her. When her best friend goes missing, Heera suspects the worst. So she embarks on a daring rescue mission - one that will take her straight into the path of danger and halfway across the world.

Product details

• Authors: Ruchira Gupta
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9780861546947
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-694-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Rock the Boat
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage category fiction, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity