The Prisoner of Bhopal

The Prisoner of Bhopal

By Tim Walker

Genre:-Children/YA/Asian History

Ages:-10-12 years

Pages:-272

Publisher:-Andersen Press

Blurb:-Amil has always dreamed of working at the modern, space-age pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, where he lives. Instead, on his tenth birthday, he is torn from his family and taken to work for Mr Kumar and his cruel son, Jalesh, in their dilapidated printing factory. There, hidden in a trunk, he finds a secret First World War journal. As its pages come to life, they reveal not only why Amil is there, but that he and the journal's author-his great grandfather, Sanijv-share a magical gift: they can read the wind. Its purpose remains a mystery until, one terrible night, the pesticide plant leaks poison gas into the air above Bhopal...

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My Review:-Amil lives with his parents, two younger brothers, and his grandparents in a tiny two-room house. The day of Amil's tenth birthday wasn't going to be like any other, but not in a good way. Amil is torn away from his family and is forced to work as a slave for Mr Kumar and his son, Jalesh, to pay for a dept of his family. Amil comes across a old journal from the First World War, and the story of his great grandfather. The journal isn't like any other journal, it's magical and comes to life. I enjoyed reading this book from the very beginning. The author is given some of the profits of this book to a medical fund in Bhopal. When you read this book you will understand a bit more.