Books with title People of the Mountains

Paddy McCrick wants to be the best young mountain-biker in the world but when he tries to break into a team of older teenagers he faces threats, injustice and rejection from his new team-mates. His family need his help too: his father, just released from prison, tries to avoid falling back into his old criminal ways while his mother is over-worked and at her wits' end. Only Paddy's burning desire to be the very best keeps him striving courageously towards his goal.

From the author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes this bestselling novel about a dying man's final journey through a landscape that has always sustained him and provided him with hope and challenges. When he discovers that he has terminal cancer, retired heart surgeon Ben Givens refuses to simply sit back and wait. Instead he takes his two beloved dogs and goes on a last hunt, determined to end his life on his own terms. But as the people he meets and the memories over which he lingers remind him of the mystery of life's endurance, his trek into the American West becomes much more than a final journey.

Doma has come all the way from Ladakh to visit her friend Veda in Mumbai. While Doma loves the sights and sounds of the big city, she longs for the mountains of Ladakh.Imagine her surprise when Veda reveals that there are mountains in Mumbai too! Author Labanya Ghosh takes you on an unforgettable tour of Mumbai, and illustrator Pallavi Jain’s watercolours bring alive this beloved, bustling coastal city.