Looking for Bapu
Title
:
Looking for Bapu
Personal Author EPSB
:
Anjali. Banerjee
Summary
:
When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hindu holy man. Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest when Anu was small, and Anu is devastated when Bapu dies. But when he is visited by Bapu's ghost, he knows that there must be a way to bring him back to life -- he's just not sure how. Anu enlists his friends Izzy and Unger to help him. From shaving his head to making up fortunes in the hope of becoming more holy, Anu tries everything. He even journeys to the island of the Mystery Museum. Perhaps there, Karnak the Magician will be able to help?
Year Published
:
2006
Physical Description
:
162 p. ; 22 cm.
Subject
:
Grandfathers -- Fiction.
Death -- Fiction.
Hindus -- Fiction.
East Indian Americans -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
School stories.
Pacific Northwest -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Northwest, Pacific -- Fiction.
Summary
:
When his beloved grandfather dies, eight-year-old Anu feels that his spirit is near and will stop at nothing to bring him back, including trying to become a Hindu holy man. Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest when Anu was small, and Anu is devastated when Bapu dies. But when he is visited by Bapu's ghost, he knows that there must be a way to bring him back to life -- he's just not sure how. Anu enlists his friends Izzy and Unger to help him. From shaving his head to making up fortunes in the hope of becoming more holy, Anu tries everything. He even journeys to the island of the Mystery Museum. Perhaps there, Karnak the Magician will be able to help?
ISBN
:
9780385746571
Publisher
:
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| awâsis waciston | F BAN | Book | 30161000087373 | Fiction |