Gilmore, Rachna

Just moved from India, Gita looks forward to her favorite holiday, Divali, but things are so different in her new home that she wonders if she will ever adjust.

When the story pods stop growing in the Plains, a stubborn young girl undertakes a dangerous journey to seek the help of the legendary Sower of Tales, but she is plunged into a desperate struggle against a sorcerer who plans to use the story pods to destroy the world.

Learning from her grandmother that her family was active in the Quit India movement of 1942, a rebellion against nearly two centuries of British occupation, gives fifteen-year-old Tara new pride in her heritage, but she still objects when her teacher implies she is not a "regular Canadian.".

Scully winds up in trouble when she defies her mother and sneaks out of the house to play in the rain.

Grandpa and Cayley have built many clocks together, but when grandpa has a heart attack and ends up in the hospital, the family has to help him heal before anymore clocks can be made.

During a visit from her beloved grandmother, Gita realizes that her memories of India have faded and that America is her true home.

Just moved from India, Gita looks forward to her favorite holiday, Divali, but things are so different in her new home that she wonders if she will ever adjust.