Best books by Ruskin Bond that you must read in 2023

The room on the roof

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Ruskin Bond's novel follows Rusty, an orphaned Anglo-Indian boy, as he discovers India and is awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.

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The blue umbrella

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The Blue Umbrella is a Ruskin Bond novel about Binya, a little girl who exchanges her lucky leopard's claw jewellery for a blue umbrella, which won a Nationa Award.

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Angry River

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Angry River is a classic novel that tells the story of Sita, a little girl living on a remote island with her grandparents.

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Vagrants in the valley

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Ruskin Bond's Vagrants in the Valley is a classic story about friendship and personal development, a sequel to A Room On The Roof.

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