Escape From Amritsar

Amritsar, India, 1919. A city on the brink of violence, as tensions between the local people and the British colonial rulers explode. 12-year-old Arjan Singh learns that his father has been falsely charged with serious crimes. But there has been a terrible massacre in the city, as British troops fired on unarmed Indians, and the city is under curfew. Anger and fear have left the population seething and danger lurks around every corner. Arjan sets out on a perilous mission to save his father, in the face of armed troops, martial curfew, and vicious local bandits. Can he escape and get to his father before it''s too late?

Product details

• Authors: Bali Rai, Rai Bali
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2025
• EAN: 9781801997720
• ISBN: 978-1-80199-772-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, Asia, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Asia, India, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Indian sub-continent