Roller Birds of Rampur

By Indi Rana

Book Overview

Sheila was born in India but grew up in London and thinks of herself as English. But when herboyfriend drops her because she's Indian, Sheila begins to wonder where she belongs. Since her grandparents live in India, Sheila visits them to learn more about her native land. But she ends up learning some unexpected lessons about life . . . and about herself.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449704343
• ISBN13: 9780449704349
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to conflicts of personal identity

As an Indian girl who grew up in America, I read this book many times during my early adolescent years and found it easy to relate to the frustrations and joys that Sheila experiences as a first-generation child of Hindu Indian immigrants. Immigrant parents in any country often want their children to grow up to be Westernized -- but not TOO Westernized! Sometimes this leads to family clashes when children reach their teenage years and want the independence of their Western (North American, European, Australian, etc.) friends but also feel a connection to their native roots and the values held by their parents. Any readers, not just Indians, will be able to understand the struggles between child, parent, society, and personal identity on the battlegrounds of adolescence.If you read and enjoyed "Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind" (by Suzanne Fisher Staples), about a Muslim nomadic family from Pakistan, you may enjoy this book too. Although Pakistan and India share many aspects of history, they are not the same country and their major religious cultures can be very different.

Pretty good,very deep literature.

I thought this book was pretty good.It is full of deep,and intimate feelings that probably none of us have ever witnessed or felt.There are some swear words in it,though.This is deffinetly a good book for people who like deep and meaningful literature.