Fourteen-year-old Jeffrey has spent his entire childhood in India. When his father dies, he faces a new life in the United States, where his Hindu upbringing seems out of place-at first.
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"A deeply moving novel...to be savored and treasured." --The New York Times Book Review
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A journey between cultures,
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This review is from: Ordinary Magic (Paperback)
"Ordinary Magic", originally published as "Ganesh" almost twenty years ago, is an absorbing and touching story of an American boy, born and raised in India, who must "return" to the United States after both his parents die. When the book opens, Jeffrey "Ganesh" Moore is fourteen. His mother has been dead for five years, and his father is suffering from heart disease. In the first third of the book, we are introduced to Ganesh's life as an "Indian" villager and accompany him through his father's death and funeral. The remainder of the book concerns what happens to Ganesh after his father's death-- his lonely trip to the River Cauvery to spread his father's ashes and his move to the U.S. Ganesh's somewhat rough acclimatization to American culture is perhaps no more than a reader might expect, but what charms about this book is not that Bosse is trying to wow us with an unpredictable plot, but rather that he enters so clearly into the mind of a fair-skinned, blue-eyed boy raised as a Hindu and depicts so clearly the conflicts such a boy would likely have on coming for the first time to his "native" land. Ganesh is a strong and likeable character, and "Ordinary Magic" is a thoughtful and delightful book for readers from age 10 or so and up.
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Oridinary Magic is no ordinary book!,
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This review is from: Ordinary Magic (Hardcover)
I've read this book for school. All I can say is 2 words: BUY THIS! Jeffery is a great guy. This book has a cool plot! Who knew fasting and not leaving a house could- Oh, dear. I don't want to spoil everything. Look, just get this book, You and your children will enjoy it! See ya later :)
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Wonderful book, amazing plot!,
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I loved this book. I thought it was wonderful, I espically liked it because I could relate conciderin I"m hindu just like Jeffrey (Ganesh) was
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Aunt Betty, Tom Carrington, Lucy Smith, Chief Halstead, Jeffrey Moore, Commissioner Walton, Gayatri Mantra, Mission School, Cauvery River, Helen Soderstrom, Uncle Henry, Miss Kane, Phil Booker, Ron Merril, Sally Kane, Culver Williamson, Remover of Obstacles, Ruth Hoving New!
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Aunt Betty, Tom Carrington, Lucy Smith, Chief Halstead, Jeffrey Moore, Commissioner Walton, Gayatri Mantra, Mission School, Cauvery River, Helen Soderstrom, Uncle Henry, Miss Kane, Phil Booker, Ron Merril, Sally Kane, Culver Williamson, Remover of Obstacles, Ruth Hoving New!
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- Deep Dream of the Rain Forest by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- Captives of Time by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- Mister Touch by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- The Vast Memory of Love by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- Fire in Heaven by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
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- Deep Dream of the Rain Forest by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- The Examination by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- The Examination (Sunburst Book) by Malcolm Bosse in Front Matter
- Grappling With the Good: Talking About Religion And Morality in Public Schools (S U N Y Series in Philosophy of Education) by Robert Kunzman on page 71
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