The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India: (A True Story of Bravery, Determination, and Family Love Set in India During the Pandem - Hardcover

by Garen Thomas (Author), Suhasini Raj (Author), Maithili Joshi (Illustrator)

"[An] inspiring variation on the archetypal hero's journey in which personal courage, family loyalty, and the broader cultural context all play equally strong roles." --School Library Journal

Beautifully illustrated with scenes of contemporary Indian life, this inspiring (and true) story follows a young girl's remarkable bicycle journey across India to bring her father safely home as pandemic restrictions take hold.

Author Biography

Garen Thomas is the author of the New York Times best-selling children's book Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama and worked as a kids' book editor for Scholastic and Disney-Hyperion and its imprint Jump at the Sun, among other publishers. She lives in New York City.