Lights for Gita
Rachna Gilmore, Alice Priestley
Paperback
(Second Story Press, Jan. 1, 2016)
Gita's family has only recently emigrated from India. Although she misses her relatives and friends, she has already made some friends in her new home. Today, she is looking forward to her favorite holiday: Divali, a festival of lights with fireworks, laughter and exchanges of sweets. But Gita's plans soon fall apart and she becomes homesick and sad.
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