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1) Sold
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather. She remembers her mother's wisdom, "Simply to endure is to triumph," until the day comes that she can reclaim her life.
2) Tiger boy
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Charlesbridge
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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.
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Amazon Crossing Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"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,...
4) Holi hai!
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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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?
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 65
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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Asked by a Bollywood star for help protecting a valuable ruby, Geronimo Stilton and Hercule Poirat are inadvertently cast in the actress's film in spite of limited acting skills and are horrified when an anonymous thief makes off with the ruby.
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Chicken House/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Ajay is a Mumbai railway kid, a newspaper seller, but his great dream is to be a journalist. His dream comes true when he and a gang of friends create their own newspaper, but what is the cost of uncovering the truth?
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Asha lives with her papa and her dog, Moti, in a village in India. She loves to paint, but her papa wants her to spend more time studying so that one day she'll get a good job and never go to bed hungry - like he had to when he was a boy. When Papa struggles to sell his handmade wooden toys, Asha believes she can help. But will Papa accept it?"--
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Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Inspired by the skateboarding revolution in India, Girls on Wheels follows three friends who support one another through the ups and downs of learning to skateboard. Anila is on her way to her favorite place: the skate park. She longs to glide on her board and feel the thrill of catching air. But when she arrives, the ramp looks like a concrete sea monster! Fear creeps in, making her once-broken arm ache. But Sana’s smile and Damini’s laugh wrap...
10) The night diary
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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.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
Description
Four wry new trickster tales from the creators of Mangoes, Mischief, and Tales of Friendship draw on Hindu mythology and the rich tradition of Indian folktales. Clever Prince Veera and his best friend, Suku, are back in a vibrant new collection of stories riddled with surprises. When the prince's great uncle, Raja Apoorva, invites the boys to the summer festival in Peetalpur, Prince Veera and Suku are excited to compete in the games. It's no easy...
12) Thukpa for all
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Publisher
Karadi Tales Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Tsering can't wait to taste his grandmother's delicious noodle soup. He invites a string of friends and neighbours home. But as preparations get underway, there is a power cut and the house is plunged into darkness. Will Abi be able to put together the much-anticipated thukpa? Told from a blind child's perspective, this tale by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt is accompanied by Shilpa Ranade's stunning illustrations." --
13) Grk smells a rat
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Series
Tim and Grk adventures volume 5
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Tim and his dog Grk head off on another adventure--this time in India--where they face the infamous Blue Rat gang.
14) Sed
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Minni vive en la parte más pobre de Mumbai, con acceso limitado a agua potable y horas de espera para usar el grifo comunal. Últimamente, el acceso está amenazado por cortes de agua y, como Minni descubre una noche, por ladrones. Sin embargo, en el edificio donde trabaja al servicio de una familia privilegiada, tienen agua potable y hasta una piscina en el techo. Un día Minni se encuentra con el jefe de la mafia del agua. ¿Debe denunciarlo,...
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English
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"This vibrant picture book sets the story of a same-sex couple struggling to gain acceptance against the colorful backdrop of an Indian wedding. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni. Some have even vowed to stop the celebrations. Will Ayesha be able to save her cousin's big day? Centering Ayesha's love for her cousin...
16) Born behind bars
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English
Appears on these lists
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
TAB 2022: Williamsburg
2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
TAB 2022: Williamsburg
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In Chennai, india, after spending his whole life in jail with his mother, who is serving time for a crime she did not commit, nine-year-old Kabir is suddenly released and has to figure out how to survive on his own in the outside world.
17) Monsoon
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive and the worry that they will not come.
18) Burying the moon
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Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village. In Latika's village in rural India, there are no toilets. No toilets mean that the women have to wait until night to do their business in a field. There are scorpions and snakes in the field, and germs that make people sick. For the girls in the village, no toilets mean leaving school when they reach puberty. No one in the village...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
While exploring her grandmother's past at an ashram in India with her cousin Anandi, seventeen-year-old Raya finds herself and, perhaps, true love in this modern retelling of the legend of Dushyanta and Shakuntala.
Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been quietly freaking out. She feels simultaneously lost and trapped by a future already mapped out for her. Then her beloved grandmother dies, and Raya jumps at the chance...
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