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Ellis, Deborah, 1960-

No ordinary day / Deborah Ellis. - Toronto : Groundwood Books, c2011. - 159 p. ; 20 cm.

"House of Anansi Press"--t.p. "Cover photograph by Gil Chamberland / Photolibrary ; Design by Michael Solomon"--t.p. verso.

Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets.

"The Canada Council, Conseil Des Arts Du Canada, Governor General's Literary Awards"--Cover.

ISBN: 9781554981342 (bound : alk. paper) 1554981344 (bound : alk. paper) 9781554981083 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1554981085 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012451678

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20119005123

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Leprosy--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless persons--Juvenile fiction.
Street life--Juvenile fiction.
Coal--Juvenile fiction.
Coal miners--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Leprosy--Fiction.
Homeless persons--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Poverty--Fiction.
Leprosy--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Juvenile fiction.
India--Fiction.
India--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Dust jackets (Bindings)--2011.

LC Class. No.: PR9199.3.E448 / N6 2011

Dewey Class. No.: jC813/.54 [Fic] 813/.54