Prisoner of Bhopal

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. There, hidden in a trunk, he finds a secret First World War journal. As its pages come to life, they reveal not only why Amil is there, but that he and the journal's author - his great-grandfather, Sanjiv - share a magical gift: they can read the wind. Its purpose remains a mystery until, one terrible night, the pesticide plant leaks poison gas into the air above Bhopal . . .£1 from every copy sold will be donated to the Bhopal Medical Appeal

About the author

Tim Walker was born in Nottingham and lives with his wife and their black and white cat in rural Kent. He turned to writing following a career as a graphic designer and is the author of three previous children’s novels – Shipley Manor, The Flying Fizzler and Rise of the Rattler. When not in his garden shed either writing or staring at the horses in the field beyond, he can be found teaching academic skills at the University of Kent – where he is a former Royal Literary Fund Fellow – visiting one of his three grown-up children or huffing and puffing around his local tennis court.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Walker, Walker Tim
• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.03.2024
• EAN: 9781839133732
• ISBN: 978-1-83913-373-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Violence, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Asia, India, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Asia