Outlaw in India
Outlaw in India
by Philip Roy
$11.95
- July 2012
- print ISBN: 978-1-55380-177-1
- ebook ISBN: 978-1-55380-178-8
- 5-1/4″ x 7-5/8″ Trade Paperback, 214 pp
- Lexile Measure: 700L
- Young Reader Novel – Ages 9 to 12
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In Outlaw in India, the fifth volume in the best-selling Submarine Outlaw series, Alfred and his crew of Seaweed the seagull and Hollie the dog begin their exploration of India with a piece of bad luck when they surface behind a frigate and bring the wrath of the Indian navy down upon them. After a near fatal encounter off Kochi, Alfred befriends a ten-year-old homeless and illiterate but highly intelligent boy, and is given the chance to explore the changing face of India through the eyes of one of its “untouchables.” Discovering India to be an ancient land filled with extremes of beauty, wealth, tradition and danger, Alfred is tricked into making an overland pilgrimage to Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest cities. Along the journey he witnesses practices which deny human equality and dignity, but also happy events that celebrate the spirit of new beginnings, as personified in Ganesh, the Hindu god with four arms and the head of an elephant. Alfred cannot help falling in love with India, the most beautiful place he has ever seen. And for the first time, he leaves a part of himself behind.
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Reviews & Awards:
- Selected for the spring 2013 edition of Best Books for Kids and Teens
“Roy’s rich use of simile will appeal to the older reader, while his concise style allows this novel to be accessible to the 9- to12-year-old reader. The overall tone is thoughtful and philosophical without dragging the reader too deeply into the challenges that plague India as a developing nation. A middle school with a Humanities curriculum would be well served to add this title to a list of recommended reads in multicultural literature.”
—Jessica Levitt, The Deakin Review of Children’s Literature“This fifth volume is the best ‘Submarine Outlaw’ book yet. It’s a fast-paced, fun read with interesting themes that will appeal to boys and to anyone who likes travel and adventure.”
—Canadian Review of Materials“…Perhaps the most imposing character in Outlaw in India is not a character at all. It is India. The country, as Alfred experiences it, is a living entity, a complicated being of the expected and the surprising. …The Submarine Outlaw books will continue to garner fans of both genders for its great characters and adventure with a frisson of the impossible and the hope for everything working out well. Readers will continue to find all that here in Outlaw in India, fresh and engrossing, just as each new book in the series has offered.”
—CanLit for Little Canadians
