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'''''Climbing the Stairs''''' is a young-adult novel written by [[Padma Venkatraman]]. It was published on 1 May 2008 by [[Penguin Books|Penguin USA]]. The novel depicts fifteen-year-old Vidya, who is coming of age in a tumultuous time as her native [[India]] struggles for independence and the world battles in [[World War II]]. When her father suffers brain damage during an [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] protest, Vidya is forced to relocate with her family from [[Bombay]] to her paternal grandfather’s traditional home in [[Madras]]. In this new home, Vidya fights the subservient role assigned to her as a woman and finds sanctuary in the men’s library where she studies and dreams of freedom and college.<ref>Venkatraman, Padma (2008). ''Climbing the Stairs''. NY: Penguin Group. 243 pages.</ref><br />
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==Reviews==<br />
The novel received starred reviews in ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' which stated, "This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circuces" and ''[[Booklist]]'' which wrote, "In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative [[Brahmin]] home in a time of change."<ref>http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399247460,00.html. Accessed 2010-04-28 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007110337/http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780399247460,00.html# |date=7 October 2010 }}</ref> The ''[[Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literature]]'' stated that by writing ''Climbing the Stairs'', "Venkatraman fills an important place in YA historical fiction. The book is well researched, politically balanced, and based on real experiences."<ref>"Climbing the Stairs." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 52.3 (2008): 258-60. Web. 28 Oct. 2010.</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com ''Publishers Weekly'']<br />
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