I Kick and I Fly

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By Ruchira Gupta

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I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira Gupta is a compelling young adult novel that follows the journey of a young girl navigating a world fraught with challenges and the pressures of society. Set in a community where girls face the threat of trafficking, the protagonist finds strength and empowerment through martial arts. The story poignantly explores themes of resilience, courage, and the pursuit of freedom, offering an inspiring message to its readers.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in inspiring stories about personal empowerment and social issues. This young adult novel offers a gripping narrative of a girl's journey to overcome adversity and find her voice in the face of cultural and societal challenges. Perfect for readers who appreciate stories of resilience, courage, and meaningful change.

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A 2024 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection

A 2024 ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project Titles Selection

"In I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta has given young readers an irresistible story, and also one that could save lives. This book is a gift." -- Gloria Steinem

A propulsive social justice adventure by renowned activist and award-winning documentarian Ruchira Gupta, I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu.

On the outskirts of the Red Light District in Bihar, India, fourteen-year-old Heera is living on borrowed time until her father sells her into the sex trade to help feed their family and repay his loans. It is, as she's been told, the fate of the women in her community to end up here. But watching her cousin, Mira Di, live this life day in and day out is hard enough. To live it feels like the worst fate imaginable. And after a run-in with a bully leads to her expulsion from school, it feels closer than ever.

But when a local hostel owner shows up at Heera's home with the money to repay her family's debt, Heera begins to learn that fate can change. Destiny can be disrupted. Heroics can be contagious.

It's at the local hostel for at-risk girls that Heera is given a transformative opportunity: learning kung fu with the other girls. Through the practice of martial arts, she starts to understand that her body isn't an object to be commodified and preyed upon, but a vessel through which she can protect herself and those around her. And when Heera discovers the whereabouts of her missing friend, Rosy, through a kung fu pen pal in the US, she makes the decision to embark on a daring rescue mission to New York in an attempt to save her.

A triumphant, shocking account inspired by Ruchira Gupta's experience making the Emmy-award winning documentary, The Selling of Innocents, this is an unforgettable story of overcoming adversity by a lifelong activist who has dedicated her life to creating a world where no child is bought or sold.

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I Kick and I Fly by Ruchira Gupta is highly praised for its compelling narrative and profound impact. Esteemed figures like Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker commend it for its powerful storytelling and potential to effect change. Gayle Forman and Ashley Judd highlight its hopeful message amid harrowing themes, while both Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews praise Gupta's ability to merge gripping prose with themes of justice and empowerment. This book is recognised as a significant call to action against exploitation and a beacon of hope for empowering young women.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781338825091

Publisher: Scholastic US

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Scholastic US

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 408g

Pages: 352

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Ruchira Gupta Young Adult

About the Author

Ruchira Gupta is a writer, feminist campaigner, professor at New York University and founder of the anti-sex-trafficking organization, Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She won the Clinton Global Citizen award in 2009, the Sera Bangali Award in 2012 and an Emmy for outstanding investigative journalism in 1996. She has helped more than twenty thousand girls and women in India exit prostitution systems. She has also edited As If Women Matter, an anthology of Gloria Steinem's essays, and written manuals on human trafficking for the UN Office for Drugs and Crime. Ruchira divides her time between Delhi and New York. I Kick and I Fly is her debut novel.

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