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Djinn patrol on the purple line : a novel / Deepa Anappara.
"Based on a true story--Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality police shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she gets the best grades), and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a classmate goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from TV to find him. He asks Pari and Faiz to be his assistants and together they draw up lists of people to interview and places to visit. But what begins as a game turns sinister as other children start disappearing from their neighborhood. Jai, Pari, and Faiz have to confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force, and their fears of soul-snatching djinns. As the disappearances edge ever closer to home, the lives of Jai and his friends will never be the same again. At times exuberant, at times heartbreaking, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line traces the unfolding of a tragedy while capturing the fierce warmth and resilience of a community forged in times of trouble."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771001703
- ISBN: 9780771001727
- Physical Description: 347 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: [Toronto, Ontario] : McClelland & Stewart, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | 2021 Edgar Best Novel Award winner. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Missing children > India > Fiction. Children > Crimes against > India > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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- 21 of 24 copies available at Sitka.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Burns Lake Public Library. (Show preferred library)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Burns Lake Public Library | AF ANA (Text) | 35198000694852 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Bowen Island Public Library | F ANA (Text) | 30947000596011 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | MYS ANA (Text) | 35146002174787 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Kaslo and District Public Library | APB ANA (Text) | 35134000486890 | Adult Paperback | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Mayne Island Reading Centre | FIC ANA (Text) | 33128000132761 | Fiction - Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Midway Public Library | LP FIC ANA (Text) | 35143000327939 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nelson Public Library | MYS ANA (Text) | 3514830032679 | Mystery & Crime | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Pemberton and District Public Library | F ANA (Text) | 31894000555515 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Salt Spring Island Public Library | MYS ANA (Text) | 33123009721243 | Mystery fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Saturna Island Library | M ANA (Text)
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31303000101726 | Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
