{"product_id":"rusty-the-boy-from-the-hills-9780143333432","title":"Rusty the Boy from the Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ruskin Bond\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Puffin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Puffin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Coming of Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRusty is a quiet, imaginative and sensitive boy who lives with his grandparents in pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though he is not the adventurous himself, the strangest and most extraordinary things keep happening around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The house in Dehra is full of strange creatures. Rusty has to deal with everything from his grandfather's pet python to the ever-inventive Uncle Ken. Visiting his father in wartime Java, Rusty narrowly escapes enemy bombardment, and survives a plane crash in the Arabian Sea. Back in India, he spends his time encountering a ghost in the garden and recreating his grandmother's youthful days from an old photograph. Then, something totally unexpected happens and Rusty is forced to leave\u003cbr\u003e Dehra, his future uncertain ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume of Rusty stories, the first in a series, traces Rusty's development from early childhood to his early teens and is a riveting read for younger and older children alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Puffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086158618775,"sku":"9780143333432","price":179.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143333432.webp?v=1769202132","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rusty-the-boy-from-the-hills-9780143333432","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}