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Lion

A Long Way Home Young Readers’ Edition

A Long Way Home Young Readers’ Edition

A Long Way Home Young Readers’ Edition

By Saroo Brierley

By Saroo Brierley

By Saroo Brierley

By Saroo Brierley

By Saroo Brierley
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By Saroo Brierley
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    About Lion

    The young readers’ edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. 

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.

    This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.


    “The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.”—People magazine

    “Amazing stuff.”—The New York Post

    About Lion

    The young readers’ edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. 

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.

    This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.


    “The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.”—People magazine

    “Amazing stuff.”—The New York Post

    About Lion

    The young readers’ edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the Academy Award nominated film starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman. 

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of India for landmarks he recognized. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off on a journey to find his mother.

    This edition features new material from Saroo about his childhood, including a new foreword and a Q&A about his experiences and the process of making the film.


    “The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.”—People magazine

    “Amazing stuff.”—The New York Post

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    About Saroo Brierley

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. Brierley… More about Saroo Brierley

    About Saroo Brierley

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. Brierley… More about Saroo Brierley

    About Saroo Brierley

    When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. Brierley… More about Saroo Brierley

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 28, 2017 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780425291764

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Feb 28, 2017 | 272 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780425291771

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Feb 28, 2017 | 340 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780525524021

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    Praise

    Praise for Lion

    “The emotional journey of Saroo Brierley (Patel) . . . will melt hearts around the globe.”—People magazine

    “Amazing stuff.”—The New York Post

    “So incredible that sometimes it reads like a work of fiction.”–Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

    “A remarkable story.”—Sydney Morning Herald Review

    “I literally could not put this book down . . . [Saroo’s] return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.”—Manly Daily (Australia)

    “We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account . . . With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo . . . recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.”—Weekly Review (Australia)

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