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Small Acts of Amazing Courage
Small Acts of Amazing Courage
Small Acts of Amazing Courage
Gloria Whelan
It is 1918, six months after the end of World War I, and Rosalind awaits the return of her father from the war. While it is common practice for British children in India to be packed off to boarding school at the age of 6, Rosalind is unusual because she lives and is schooled in India because her mother insists. The heart of this penetrating story is Rosalind's coming of age set against the hardship of life for the Indian people, Rosalind's daily life in India, the rise of Ghandi and Rosalind's coming to make her own decisions and become her own person.
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  • Historical Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
Small Acts of Amazing Courage review by CWay_RPEMS
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Small Acts of Amazing Courage is about a girl named Rosalind who lives in India right after World War I with her mother and father. Her older brother, Edward, died in England while at boarding school and, ever since his death, her mother has never been the same. She will never let Rosy go to England even though her father insists that the education there would be better. Staying in India, Rosalind is lonely until she meets Max Nelson, who tells her about a man named Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi is the Indian leader who wins India's freedom from English rule by preaching non-violence.

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