Running on the Roof of the World

✍ Scribed by Jess Butterworth

• Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
• Year: 2017;2018
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 318 KB
• Edition: First edition
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 1616208341

✦ Synopsis

A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India.
Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Life remains peaceful as long as Tash, her family, and their community hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama.

The quiet is ruptured when a man publicly sets himself on fire in protest. Soldiers break into Tash's house and seize her parents. She narrowly escapes, and soon she and her best friend, Sam, along with two borrowed yaks, flee across the mountains, where they face blizzards, hunger, a treacherous landscape, and the constant threat of capture. It's a long, dangerous trip to the Indian border and safety—and not all survive.

This page-turning high adventure introduces readers to a fascinating place and the threat to its people. Running on the Roof of the World...