A Conspiracy in Calcutta (Series: Songs of Freedom)

By Lesley D Biswas

Calcutta, 1928

As the student protests gather momentum all across Calcutta, and police atrocities grow, ten-year-old Bithi wants to join in the struggle for freedom.

But living in a society where her best friend is to be married and just the fact that she is going to school is regarded with disapproval, how can Bithi play a substantial part? How can she fight those who are dearest to her? Discouraged but not daunted, Bithi schemes and plots and lies and is drawn into unexpected danger-all for the sake of fighting injustice in all its forms.

The Songs of Freedom series explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143457748
• ISBN13: 9780143457749
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Duckbill
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7