LaRocca, Rajani
Summary: When Jyoti visits her grandmother in India for the summer, she and Sita Pati form a special bond that stretches across languages, cultures, and the world until they are reunited.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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Summary: "Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family and their community. But Reha's parents don't understand. She feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma. Although their names are linked--Reha means 'star' and Punam means 'moon'--they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her Amma is sick. Really sick. Reha, who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," twelve-year-olds Trish and Ben should be automatic friends because they both play baseball on a Little League team in Comity, Massachusetts, and they both love solving math puzzles, but obstacles stand in their way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Jacket 2021
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Summary: "Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted-they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked-Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"-but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: Traveling to the southern tip of India, Sejal, Mommy, and Pati find their way to Kanyakumari, where three oceans meet, and delight in making it to the end of the earth together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: When his grandfather, who makes masala chai each morning for the family, sprains his ankle, impatient Aarav decides to make the chai himself, but when his rushing causes him to miss some crucial steps, he must learn to slow down to get the recipe right.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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Summary: Can Mimi undo the mayhem caused by her baking in this contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad's a renowned food writer, Mom's a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It's easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Jacket 2019
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Summary: "Eleven-year-olds Tripti Kapoor, a feisty "word nerd" from Massachusetts, and Sam Cohen, a shy, imaginative, budding geologist from California, are both miserable at Camp Dilloway, a summer camp in upstate New York. On the last night of camp, they follow a shooting star to a quiet creek. There they find two silvery rocks glowing in the night. They each take one home, and their long-distance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Jacket 2023
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Summary: "Discovering an orphaned wolf pup she believes is related to the five sacred beasts of Devia, which a Hunter has been killing one by one, Sona embarks on an epic adventure during which she realizes that the fate of the sacred beasts, and the future of Devia, is in her hands"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024
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Summary: Unable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Ravi spends summer vacation with his cousins sharing in all their favorite activities, including eating ice cream.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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Summary: "Do you remember every time you've been sick? You may not, but your body does! With many illnesses, you can't get sick more than once because your body remembers and fights it off before you get sick again. But what if your body could recognize germs that you've never had before so you don't get ill? There's where vaccines come in!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023