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Fans of one of India’s finest writers, Ruskin Bond, need not go any further when you have this book that contains two of his classic novels of adolescence: The Room on the Roof and Vagrants in the Valley. Summary of the Book The Room on the Roof This book is about sixteen-year-old Rusty. He is an Anglo-Indian boy who decides to run away from the European community in a desperate attempt to escape the diminishing community and his horrible guardian. He is happy to find that life after this is packed with excitement and adventure. Vagrants in the Valley This book picks up from where The Room on the Roof ends. Here, Rusty is joined by Kishen who has also run away from is home. As they go ahead with their adventure, they meet more people. Make more friends, and enjoy many escapades. However, they also start to understand how complex life and growing up can be. They begin to realize the boundaries that surround even the most free of spirits. About Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is an Indian writer of British descent. He was recognized by The Indian Council for Child Education for his role in the growth of children’s literature in India. For this, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his work Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1999, and again in 2014. Today, he lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Missourie.