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1) Tiger boy
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
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A tiger cub's escaped from a reserve in the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India, and Neel, a poor boy from the islands, is determined to find her in order to save her from being captured and sold on the black market by Mr. Gupta and his men.
Author
Language
English
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Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.
3) Holi hai!
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Gauri is excited to splash colors on everyone for Holi. But when she doesn't get her favorite color, Gauri gets mad. Will she find a way to overcome her anger and join in the festivities?
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As nighttime falls over the city, two children visiting their grandparents in India find there's so much fun to be had! Whether it's listening to epic stories or observing rituals in the puja room, there are many moments that make this time together special"--Book jacket flap
Author
Publisher
Amazon Crossing Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ammi weaves the most beautiful saris but never gets to wear any of them. Her two little daughters decide to do something about it--break their piggy bank! But when there isn't enough money to buy Ammi a sari, the two girls must work together to find a solution. Will they be able to buy Ammi the gift she so deserves? With a text full of heart, and bright, cheerful artwork, this story brings readers into the home of a weaver's family in Kaithoon, India,...
Publisher
Page Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A family curse that turns spoken prophecy into truth. A world where your soulmate’s feelings appear as words on your skin. A boy who has to decide whether or not to attend his brother’s wedding even though their parents have forbidden it. A girl who encounters the boy she loved and lost and realizes where her heart truly lies. These genre-bending stories focus on the magic (and tension) of the biggest family gathering. Both award-winning and...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
scream so that one day a hundred years from now another sister will not have to dry her tears wondering where in history she lost her voice... The six sections of the book explore what it means to be a young woman living in a world that doesn't always hear her and tells the story of Kiran as she flees a history of trauma and raises her daughter, Sahaara, while living undocumented in North America. Delving into current cultural conversations including...
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