Advaita the Writer
- Publisher : Tulika Publishers
- Publishing year : January 2015
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9788181469663
- Imprint : Tulika
- Age Group : Young Reader
- Language : English
When Advaita leaves Delhi for boarding school in Dehradun, she is lonely and unhappy. Even if Dunham Girls’ School ...
When Advaita leaves Delhi for boarding school in Dehradun, she is lonely and unhappy. Even if Dunham Girls’ School is supposed to be the best in Asia. Even if, as her father had promised, it has a fabulous library. But the library soon becomes her haven, losing herself in books a shield against her deepening homesickness. Then one day she hears that the writer Ruskin Bond, whose books she devours, stays less than an hour away. Could it be true that the famous author is a real, living person, breathing the same Uttarakhand air as herself? Could she, Advaita, also become a writer? Advaita emerges out of her cocoon into a world fresh with ideas and inspiring possibilities.
Dr. Ken Spillman is the author of approximately 30 books including acclaimed children s fiction and Young Adult novels. He has edited or co-edited five collections of writing, and the major US reference work Contemporary Authors has compiled a detailed entry on his career. Originally from Australia, Ken now spends much of his time travelling internationally and making presentations to schoolchildren on the subjects of imagination, creativity, reading and writing. Recent tours include China, India, Malaysia, Oman and Singapore. Ken has been a keynote speaker at several international conferences, and has appeared at the Asian Festival of Children s Content in Singapore, the Beijing Bookworm Literature Festival and Bookaroo, the Delhi Children s Literature Festival. In 2010, Dr Spillman was appointed chair of Singapore's inaugural competition for children s books.
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