Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
by Boo, Katherine
SLJ Best BookIndiaBooklist Adult Books For Young AdultsSLJ Adult Book for High School/TeensALA Outstanding Books for the College BoundPoverty & Social Equality
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AR Book Level
7.8
AR Points
14
Word Count
77,836
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
156642 EN
About this book
Based on three years of reporting, this book examines and provides real-life accounts of the daily life and struggles of poor, urban families living in Bombay, India. The text contains profanity, graphic violence, and language of racial discrimination.
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