If he can make them feel more like brothers than enemies, their lives will be more bearable in the shop - and they might even find a way to escape. In this atmosphere of distrust and isolation, locked in a rundown building in an unknown part of the city, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his family again.īut late one night, when Gopal decides to share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that storytelling might be the boys' key to holding on to their sense of self and their hope for any kind of future.
The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call one another by their real names. There is no factory, just a small, stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to make beaded frames for no money and little food. 19 2010 by Kashmira Sheth (Author) 113 ratings Kindle Edition 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 21.00 8 Used from 9.64 5 New from 17.67 Paperback 8.50 6 Used from 4.17 4 New from 7.77 Audio CD from 84.99 1 Used from 84.99 1 New from 84. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family until school starts, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer.īut Gopal has been deceived. With the darkness of night as cover, they flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. For 11-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. Boys Without Names Written by: Kashmira Sheth Narrated by: Neil Shah Unabridged Audiobook Play Free with a 30-day free trial Add to Cart - 19.99 Give as a gift Ratings Book Narrator Release Date January 2021 Duration 8 hours 35 minutes Summary Trapped.
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