Bibliograph

Escape from Tibet, a true story, Nick Gray and Laura Scandiffio ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Escape from Tibet, a true story, Nick Gray and Laura Scandiffio ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

platesmapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Escape from Tibet

Oclc number

874735398

Responsibility statement

Nick Gray and Laura Scandiffio ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Sub title

a true story

Summary

Eleven-year-old Tenzin hasn't seen his older brother, Pasang, in five years, so he is thrilled when Pasang unexpectedly returns to their Tibetan village late one night. Now eighteen, Pasang is an educated monk whose return from India provokes the suspicious and ever-watchful eyes of the Chinese authorities. Unbeknownst to Tenzin, Pasang has conspired with their mother to leave again--taking his younger brother with him this time, in search of a better life. At first Tenzin is thrilled to embark on such an adventure, but crushing homesickness soon sets in as the brothers eke out a meager existence begging in the unfamiliar streets of Lhasa, often narrowly dodging the police. They finally scrape together enough money to begin the most harrowing part of their journey: the physically excruciating, dangerous, and illegal trek to a new country on the other side of the Himalayan mountains, where they can be granted refugee status and begin to rebuild their lives. Along the way they suffer abuse at the hands of border police, meet fellow Tibetans from whom they draw strength, and have a chance encounter with a film crew that will change their lives.--From publisher descriptionDetails the mid-1990s journey of Tenzin and Pasang, brothers who endure hardships while trying to escape through the Himalayas from Tibet to India

Target audience

juvenile

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