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English
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Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape
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Brotherhood of the conch volume 1
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English
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In India, a healer invites twelve-year-old Anand to join him on a quest to return a magical conch to its safe and rightful home, high in the Himalayan mountains. In a dingy shack in the less-than-desirable Indian neighborhood he calls home, twelve-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers. His task is to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away. Accompanying him are Nisha, a headstrong but...
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Series
Publisher
Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
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.
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Series
Trailblazer books volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
While traveling in the south of India, fourteen-year-old John and his mother encounter the Irish missionary Amy Carmichael and find themselves drawn into helping the work of the Dohnavur Fellowship
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Publisher
Mango & Marigold Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Bindiya in India is the story of a young Indian-American girl's first trip to India for an Indian wedding. Weaving together Hindi and English, the children's illustrated book takes place in the 1990s. Follow Bindiya as the meets her extended family for the first time, celebrates Indian wedding traditions, and creates memories and bonds to last a lifetime.
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
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) Tiger's curse
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Series
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Oregon teenager Kelsey forms a bond with a circus tiger who is actually one of two brothers, Indian princes Ren and Kishan, who were cursed to live as tigers for eternity, and she travels with him to India where the tiger's curse may be broken once and for all
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Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Description
Bina has three older brothers and this year she wants to make them bracelets for Raksha Bandhan, an Indian holiday that celebrates brothers and sisters--but first she must come up with patterns that include only their favorite colors, plus one unique bead that celebrates their special interests.
14) The night diary
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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.
15) A time to dance
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Language
English
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Description
In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident.
16) The bridge home
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
17) Rikki-tikki-tavi
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Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
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Description
A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden
18) Rama: a legend
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized retelling of the Hindu legend of Prince Rama who, while in exile from his father's kingdom, fights and wins a great battleagainst the forces of evil led by the demon king Ravana
19) Tiger's quest
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Series
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English
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Kelsey returns home to Oregon, where Mr. Kadam has enrolled her in college, but danger sends her back to India to begin another quest, this time with Kishan, to try to break the curse that forces Kisham and his brother Ren to live as tigers
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"--
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