To,chase,her,dream,of,going,to,school,in,her,remote,Himalayan,village,,a,feisty,paraplegic,girl,locks,horns,with,her,tradition-bound,grandfather.,Sprightly,Chuskit‘s,dream,of,going,to,school,is,cut,short,when,she,is,rendered,a,paraplegic,after,an,accident.,She‘s,confined,to,life,indoors,in,the,company,of,her,strict,grandfather,,Dorje.,Chuskit,continues,to,harbor,hopes,of,school,but,Dorje,tries,to,make,her,understand,that,school,can‘t,handle,her,needs.,As,life,at,home,gets,harder,,her,battle,with,her,grandfather,exacerbates.,Caught,in,between,their,struggle,are,Chuskit‘s,parents,and,her,enterprising,brother,who,want,to,respect,the,old,world,views,that,Dorje,represents,,but,also,want,to,keep,Chuskit‘s,spirit,alive.,Chuskit,will,have,to,get,her,grandfather,to,yield,or,she,will,have,to,accept,the,reality,he,has,chosen,for,her.
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