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Little Princes (2010) (edit title/settings)

One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal

by Conor Grennan (Author) (edit contributors)

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“Funny, touching, tragic. Conor Grennan’s Little Princes is a remarkable tale of corruption, child trafficking and civil war in a far away land — and one man’s extraordinary quest to reunite lost Nepalese children with their parents.” (Neil White, author of In the Sanctuary of Outcasts )

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  • Conor Grennan: Called "Conor Brother" by the children at Little Princes. Founder of Next Generation Nepal.
  • Farid Ait-Mansour: A volunteer caretaker at the Little Princes home; a close friend and partner with Conor.
  • Viva Bell: Founder of the Umbrella Foundation for orphaned children in Kathmandu. Becomes a resource and friend to Conor.
  • Jacky Buk: A Frenchman and partner to Viva Bell, who runs the day-to-day operations of the Umbrella Foundation in Kathmandu. Becomes a resource and friend to Conor.
  • Gyan Bahadur: The head of the Nepalese Child Welfare Board who assists Conor locate trafficked children.
  • Liz Flanagan: An attorney practicing corporate law who volunteered as a caretaker of orphans in Zambia and India and became a close friend with Conor after hearing of Next Generation Nepal.
  • Anna Howe: An American Buddhist living in Nepal and working as director of the international organization ISIS. She becomes a resource and friend to Conor.
  • Anish: One of the older boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Bikash: The eldest boy living at the Little Princes home.
  • Hriteek: A five-year-old boy living at the Little Princes home.
  • Krish: One of the boys living at the Little Princes home, older brother to Nuraj.
  • Nishal: One of the boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Nuraj: One of the youngest boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Priya: One of two girls living at the Little Princes home.
  • Raju: Youngest of the boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Rohan: One of the youngest boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Santosh: One of the older boys living at the Little Princes home.
  • Yangani: One of two girls living at the Little Princes home.
  • D.B.: A Humli man and colleague of Anna Howe who agrees to assist Conor locate families in Humla on behalf of ISIS.
  • Sandra: The founder of the Little Princes home for orphaned children in Godawari, Nepal.
  • Bishnu: Youngest of the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living. One of the most elusive to find after Golkka split them up, ultimately found working as a servant to a Kathmandu banker.
  • Kumar: One the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living. After being split from the others, he is ultimately located working as a slave and eventually freed by Gyan Bahadur.
  • Navin: Eldest of the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living, who Conor searches for after Golkka splits them up.
  • Dirgha: One the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living, who Conor searches for after Golkka splits them up.
  • Jagrit: Intelligent and witty fourteen-year-old boy living at the Umbrella Foundation who becomes friends with Conor.
  • Golkka: Child trafficker who conned parents in the Humla region of Nepal to let him take their children, the "Little Princes," to Kahtmandu, ostensibly for their safety.
  • Dhananjaya: Responsible for distribution of resources from the World Food Programme in the Humla region, and assists Conor in his attempts to leave Humla after his first expedition.
  • Hari: Part-time house manager of the Little Princes home, who works with the organization CERV Nepal.
  • Beth: A friend of Conor's from the University of Virginia who visits him in Kathmandu.
  • Kelly Caylor: Friend of Conor's from the University of Virginia who visits him in Kathmandu.
  • Leena: The youngest child, a girl, living in the Dhaulagiri house in Kathmandu; a particularly quiet and uninvolved girl.
  • Narda: A guide to Sandra in the Mugu region of Nepal.
  • Bagwati: The cooking didi who works at the Little Princes home.
  • David: A Scottish man working for a Dutch antihunger organization who Conor meets during his expedition to Humla.
  • Madan: One the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living, who Conor searches for after Golkka splits them up.
  • Samir: One the seven children left by Golkka at the shack where Krish and Nuraj's mother was living, who Conor searches for after Golkka splits them up.
  • Devendra: A friend of Conor also working with CERV Nepal who puts Conor in touch with Gyan Bahadur.
  • Rinjin: Conor's guide during his expedition to the Humla region.
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Next Generation Nepal: The nonprofit organization with the purpose of locating and caring for trafficked Nepalese children, locating their families, and reuniting the children with their families. Founded by Conor Grennan.
  • Umbrella Foundation: A home for orphaned and trafficked children in Kathmandu, Nepal, founded by Viva Bell.

First Sentence edit see section history

It was well after nightfall when I realized we had gone the wrong way.

Table of Contents edit see section history

A Note About Proceeds
Dedication
A Note on the Crisis in Nepal

Prologue

Part I: THE LITTLE PRINCES
November 2004-January 2005

Chapter 1

Part II: AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK
January 2005-January 2006

Chapter 2

Part III: SEVEN NEEDLES IN A HAYSTACK
April 2006-November 2006

Chapter 3
Chapter 4

Part IV: INTO THE MOUNTAINS
November 2006-December 2006

Chapter 5

Part V: LIZ
December 2006-September 2007

Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8

Afterword

Acknowledgments
Index
About Next Generation Nepal
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher

Glossary edit see section history

  • Daal bhat: A meal comprised of rice and curried vegetables that is the common meal in Nepal.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Conor Grennan (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: Canada
Publication Date: December 21, 2010
ISBN: 0062049852
Page Count: 304

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Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Next Generation Nepal: The non-profit organization founded by author Conor Grennan that is the focus of this book.

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