Adventure· United Kingdom
Tulku
by Peter DickinsonAggregate Editorial Score49/100
★Carnegie Medal
Published 1979286 pagesEnglish
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Published in 1979, Tulku established Peter Dickinson as one of the defining voices in adventure. Theodore, the son of American missionaries fleeing the Boxer Rebellion, escapes into Tibet with a charismatic English botanist and her companion, only to become entangled in a Buddhist monastery's search for its next reincarnated lama. Themes of Buddhism, Tibet, identity run through the work. The book has received recognition from Carnegie Medal 1979.
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⚔️ Adventure
Action-driven stories of exploration, danger, and survival.
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Carnegie Medal
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