Jamila Gavin crée des récits qui explorent des thèmes multiculturels, puisant souvent dans son héritage indien et son éducation anglaise. Son écriture, destinée aux jeunes adultes et aux enfants, se distingue par une riche exploration de l'interaction culturelle. Gavin excelle à jeter des ponts entre les différences culturelles, présentant des narrations riches en perspectives diverses. À travers ses œuvres, dont plusieurs ont été adaptées pour la scène et la télévision, elle approfondit les thèmes de l'identité et de la compréhension interculturelle.
Inde, août 1947. La jeune Marvinder et son petit frère Jaspal, issus d'une modeste famille sikh, fuient leur pays ravagé par la guerre civile. Brutalement séparés de leur mère, ils n'ont plus qu'un espoir: rejoindre leur père qu'ils connaissent à peine, de l'autre côté de l'océan en Angleterre. Seuls, ils partent alors pour un dangereux voyage vers Londres. Y trouveront-ils enfin le refuge qu'ils cherchent désespérément?
"All Aboard" teaches the strategies children need to become successful readers. It offers carefully-structured materials to develop sight vocabulary, phonological awareness and information retrieval through three specially-designed strands for Infants. It then develops the higher order reading and writing skills necessary for genuine literacy at Junior level. "All Aboard" also provides a full range of genres and types of writing, required by the NLS framework, to which children can apply their various skills. It offers a wide variety of structured texts including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, traditional tales and short stories. The programme provides support for teaching shared, guided and group reading and writing.
Struggling to adapt to a new life, Sophie feels isolated until she connects with a peer through their mutual love for water. This bond not only helps Sophie forge friendships but also aids her companion in confronting their disability, highlighting themes of resilience and the healing power of shared interests.
A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram Boy and The Wheel of Surya.
A brother and sister's epic journey to independence spans India and England in war and peace.India, August 1947: Fleeing from their burnt-out village as civil war rages in the Punjab, Marvinder and Jaspal are separated from their mother, Jhoti. Marvinder has already saved her brother's life once, but now they both face a daily fight for survival.Together they escape across India and nearly halfway around the world to England, to find a father they hardly know in a new, hostile culture...This book was runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
The dramatic final volume in the Wheel of Surya trilogy by Whitbread award- winning author of Coram Boy, Jamila Gavin.
For in the late 1700s your circumstance of birth meant everything. Toby and Aaron may both find themselves living at Captain Thomas Coram's Hospital for parentless children, but their histories are as far apart as they could possibly be. Toby has been rescued from a life of slave labour in a faraway country; Aaron is the illegitimate son of the heir to a large country estate. They are watched over by Mish--a simple soul who has been with them since their arrival. His devotion to them is absolute, but his motives are not altogether straightforward. Could this curious man really be Meshak, the son of a wicked child-killer who was hanged at the gallows for his crimes?
Chad's step-sister, Natalie, falls into a crack in his bedroom. Desperate to get her back, he seeks the help of Sophie, super-intelligent but confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy. They all end up in the Wormhole.
Matt Haig, Derek Landy, Philip Reeve, Joseph Delaney, Susan Cooper, Mal Peet, Berlie Doherty, Robin Jarvis, Eleanor Updale, Jamila Gavin and Sam Llewellyn have come together to bring you eleven spine-tingling stories. Watch your step as you take a ghost walk around the ancient city of York and a long-ago woodland which is reawakening. Be warned of the drowned boy who will stop at nothing to find someone to play with for all time. Look into the mirror, where a lost child lurks, ready to pull you in, and try not to cry out at the monstrous creatures prowling for their next victim. Some stories will make you scream, some will make you shiver - but all will haunt you long after you've put the book down.
A collection of stories about the relationship between mother and daughter. The authors of the ten stories are: Vivien Alcock; Annie Dalton; Majorie Darke; Berlie Doherty; Anne Fine; Jamila Gavin; Gwen Grant; Monica Hughes; Jean Ure; and Jacqueline Wilson.
A strange new boy at school and a new computer game suddenly take over Mohun's life. When the deadly game and real life merge, Mohun must save his best friend from annihilation.
Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.
The dramatic second story in the Surya Trilogyby Whitbread award-winning Jamila Gavin, author of Coram Boy.
Alexander the Great is hailed as the world's greatest leaders of all time, renowned for his bravery, his loyalty and his generosity towards his enemies. Jamila Gavin's vivid narrative brings the ancient world to life, as she follows Alexander's campaign from Greece to India. From his taming of the wild horse Bucephalus, to the cutting of the Gordian Knot, through to his great battles and confrontations with Darius III, King of Persia, Alexander was a legend in his own lifetime. Alongside his campaigning feats, the legends from ancient Greece, Egypt, Persia and India told around the army campfires create a vivid and exciting picture of life under this great hero.
The secret cave in the woods is the most important thing in Peter's life, the one place where he can escape from troubles at home and at school. When he reaches crisis point, it is the obvious place to run to. He is not alone for long, as he makes unexpected new friends.
Venedig im 17. Jahrhundert. Vor mehr als zwölf Jahren verließ der Juwelier Geronimo Veroneo seine Heimatstadt, um im fernen Hindustan Diamanten zu finden, die Glück und Wohlstand seiner Familie sichern sollen. Doch unter der Obhut des skrupellosen Bernardo Pagliarin geht es der Frau und den Kindern Geronimos zunehmend schlecht. Eines Abends klopft ein Fremder an ihre Tür und bittet um Einlass. Sadiqui Iqbal Khan bringt Nachricht vom vermissten Vater. Veroneo werde in den Bergen nördlich von Kabul gefangen gehalten und nur ein einziges Juwel von unschätzbarem Wert könne ihn auslösen: Der Ozean des Mondes. Filippo, der jüngste Sohn der Familie, macht sich mit dem geheimnisvollen Araber auf die Reise.
Zehn Kinder aus verschiedenen Ländern erzählen Geschichten aus ihrer Kultur, die Werte wie Mut, Respekt und den Sieg des Guten über das Böse vermitteln. Jamila Gavin hat diese traditionellen Erzählungen einfühlsam nacherzählt, während Amanda Hall sie mit poetischen Illustrationen bereichert.
