Slumgirl Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars
Regular price
€16.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Rubina Ali
animals
asian
Author_Rubina Ali
autism
autobiographies
ballet
based on a true story
basketball
Category=YNF
celebrity
chapter books
chicago
children's books
china
cinema
coming of age
culture
dance
diaries
diary
disability
early reader
early readers
education
eq_bestseller
eq_childrens
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_teenage-young-adult
fashion
feminism
film
football
friendship
genealogy
girls
graphic novel
graphic novels
inspirational
learn to read
magic
mental health
mississippi
new york
parenting
photography
piano
picture books
punk
roman
soccer
sociology
sports
teen fiction
theatre
trauma
true crime
true stories
true story
twins
ww2
wwii
ya fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9780857512888
- Weight: 139g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 29 Jul 2013
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Rubina Ali doesn't know when her birthday is and she's never eaten chips or pizza. She lives in a rat-infested slum in Mumbai. But after being picked from hundreds of children to star in the multi-Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire, nine-year-old Rubina's life will never be the same again.
This is the true story of how her dreams of being a world-famous actress actually came true. But once her fairy-tale of film sets, parties and Oscars is over, what comes next for Rubina? Can she return to life as normal?
Royalties from this book will be shared with the author and Medecins du Monde in India.
Rubina Ali grew up between a railway track and a sewer in a Mumbai slum. Lucky enough to audition for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, Rubina's life has changed for ever. Now nine years old, her shanty home has been demolished by officials making way for a railway station and she and her family are being re-housed. In 2008, Danny Boyle and the producers of the film set up the Jai Ho trust fund to provide for Rubina and her co-star, Azhar, and their familes, until they leave school. Rubina continues to fascinate the tabloid media and is in constant demand for international fund-raising events and guest appearances.
