Veera Hiranandani
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg’s life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. It's the summer of 1967, and her big sister has eloped with a young man from India following Loving v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that says banning interracial marriage is unconstitutional in all 50 states. Ariel's Jewish parents don't approve, and soon, her sister disappears into the bohemian New York City of the 1960s. Back home...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Description
When Sonia's father loses his job and she must change schools, she experiences culture shock as she tries to navigate the social scene, and after her father is diagnosed with depression, she finds herself becoming more confused about herself and her family.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Olivia plants a garden: When Olivia's teacher gives Olivia a "surprise" plant seed envelope, she takes care of the seed in her garden, excited to discover what kind of plant she will grow.
Olivia and her ducklings: Olivia and Ian are playing in the park when they leave they notice that a mother duck and her ducklings are following them home.
