Asha & The Spirit Bird (Winner Of The Costa Children'S Book

Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2019 Winner of the Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2017 Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2019Chosen as one of the Guardian's Best Books of 2019 Ashalives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and shemisses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stopssending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home andhermother talks of leaving.From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend,Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But thejourney is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountainsand face hunger,tiredness - even snow leopards.And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of hergrandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her.