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Roller Birds of Rampur

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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.

Roller Birds of Rampur is a book about a girl named Sheila who was born in India and moved to England when she was very young and then goes back to India at the age of 17 to find herself. Sheila has been living for most of her life in London and thinks of herself as a normal English girl. Sheila goes to an English school, has English friends, and does other normal English stuff. Sheila even has an English boyfriend, Jimmy. But Sheila and Jimmy break up because Sheila is Indian. Jimmy breaking up with her, leaves Sheila very confused, she thinks about whether she is Indian or English. To figure this out, Sheila decides to spend time with relatives in India. Many exciting things happen to Sheila while she is in India, she learns a lot about who he is and where she comes from. I liked The Roller Birds of Rampur because it gives you a lot of insight on real things that happen in India. You get to understand how Indian people and things work, good and bad. There is also a lot to learn about Indian culture in this book.

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.

This book is the worst book i have every read. It is about absolutley nothing and the girl is not even lifelike. This book should be band from all libraries. If anyone has to read an Indian book read Shabanu.