“Why do people migrate?” was the question Ritu Hemnani’s daughter posed to her one day. A deeper look at her own family’s story of migration from Sindh to Hong Kong led this educator to explore the history of the Partition and to share this story with her family and beyond. Author of ‘Lion of the Sky’ a beautiful, middle grade novel in verse, Ritu joins me on this episode to discuss her family’s story of resilience. We chat about the Sindhi language, life in Hong Kong, her experience teaching in an urban British school, and so much more.

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SHOWNOTES for Ep. 95:

Connect with Ritu through her website and Instagram

Buy Lion of the Sky

Veera Hiranandani’s books on the Partition The Night Diary and Amil & the After

Other books and other tips we discussed on the show:

Restart by Gordon Korman

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WHite

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

The Forgettery by Rachel Ip