Puloma and the Bear

Jasbinder Bilan

Mar 2025 · HarperCollins UK

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120

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About this eBook

Puloma must summon all of her strength and courage to rescue a captive bear from the circus in this gripping adventure from award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan.

Unwanted and lonely living with her unkind aunt, Puloma ends up running away with the circus. Relieved to have found work and a place to live, Puloma can’t understand why the other circus workers are worried about the police finding them.

The reason for their fears is the circus’s star act – a dancing sloth bear called Nyla. This form of cruelty is now illegal in India, and when Puloma sees Nyla being mistreated, she decides to try to help her escape ...

About the author

Jasbinder Bilan is an award-winning author who loves writing stories inspired by her childhood bond with her grandmother in India. Her first book, Asha & the Spirit Bird, won the Costa Children’s Book Award 2017, which Jasbinder followed with Tamarind & The Star of Ishta, winning the Indie Children’s Book Award 2021.

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