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Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Gopal and his family leave their rural Indian village for life with his uncle in Mumbai, but when they arrive his father goes missing and Gopal ends up locked in a sweatshop from which there is no escape.
2) Meet Mira
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about Mira and her life as royal detective!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.
4) Holi hai!
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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
Series
Publisher
Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sadiq loves stitching colorful patterns on rugs. However, his Ammi reminds him that boys in his community don't stitch, they tend to the livestock. But Sadiq is determined to pursue his passion. This winsome tale that defies gender norms and talks about a fading shepherd craft of Kashmir, is written by Mamta Nainy, and illustrated through watercolor vistas by renowned artist Niloufer Wadia.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Before Mira became the first young girl to be Royal Detective of Jalpur, she was just a townsperson with an eye for detail who liked helping her friends. Mira uses all her senses-eyes, ears, and sometimes nose!-to find clues that others might have missed. One day, Queen Shanti happened to observe Mira find a missing baby goat, and she was so impressed that she appointed Mira to be Royal Detective. With her new detective coat and magnifying glass,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Amazon Crossing Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Where is Baba? Why is he not back yet? Jhupli is restless as evening sets in. Her father has gone into the dense jungle to gather honey and she is afraid. Because there are tigers in the forest. Because people sometimes go inside and never come out. Must Baba go in danger every day? Jhupli has an idea- honey boxes! Mood-filled pictures and text weave Jhupli's constant anxiety into the sweep of the magnificent Sundarban, a place as menacing as it...
12) Girls on wheels
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Follows three friends who support one another through the ups and downs of learning to skateboard.
13) Born behind bars
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
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?
Author
Series
Secret Explorers volume 14
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sent to explore a network of caves in India, Leah the biology expert and Cheng the geology expert soon discover there's more to this daring mission than meets the eye.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
While Mrs. Kapoor is making a laddoo for her husband's birthday, she is shocked when the dough suddenly jumps up and runs away, causing her and passersby to chase it through the streets of India. Includes a recipe for laddoo.
Author
Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Asha travels with her parents from America to India to mourn her grandmother's passing. Asha's grief and anger are compounded by the empty yellow suitcase usually reserved for gifts to and from Grandma. What memories will Asha's yellow suitcase hold now that grandmother is gone?"--
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