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Sreenivasan, Jyotsna – 1996
Intended for preadolescents, this novel can serve as an antidote to the well-documented sexism girls encounter as they struggle with questions of self-esteem. It tells the story of 11-year-old Lily, harassed by a boy at school, but with a distinct advantage in that her flute teacher is a time traveler. In the novel, Lily travels back 3,500 years…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights, Feminism
