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If Shakespeare was an auntie trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
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Bobbi Kaur is determined to plan a celebration to remember for her best friend's wedding. But she has two problems that are getting in her way. The egotistical, and irritatingly sexy, chef Benjamin "Bunty" Padda is supposed to help her with the menu since he's the groom's best friend, and someone is trying to sabotage the wedding. With aspirations of taking over her family's event planning business, Bobbi knows that one misstep in managing the Kareena...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"Recounting her mother's migration from India and how she came to speak two languages--Malayalam and English--a young girl shows how the gift of multilingualism can transport people across borders and around the world"--Provided by publisher.
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"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 they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"This charming picture book is about a little girl who loves her bindis (and the many creative shapes they come in!). The bindis are also a connection to her Nani who lives in India. When Nani comes to visit Bindu and brings the bindis to her, it is just in time to wear something new to the school talent show. Bindu and Nani work together to shine their brightest and embrace their sparkle, even when they stand out from the crowd."--Amazon.com.
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Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul deals with change, grief, friendship, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
Twelve-year-old Indian-American Pandita Paul doesn't like change. She's not ready to start middle school and leave the comforts of childhood behind. Most of all, Pandita doesn't want to feel like she's leaving her mother, who died a few years ago, behind. After a falling out with her best friend, Pandita is planning...
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Sejal Sinha volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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108 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky Indian-American girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
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Jyoti is overwhelmed when she visits her grandmother in India for the first time, but she and Sita Pati quickly form a bond. When Pati visits Jyoti in America, it is Jyoti's turn to help her grandmother feel welcome.
12) Shakti
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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245 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"When the three meanest girls in school start casting spells, 12-year-old Shakti draws on ancient Indian magic to stop them but instead curses the entire town and must harness her own strength, power and empathy to save those she loves and end the hate"--
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Kiranmala and the kingdom beyond volume 1
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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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Jeet es nuevo en la ciudad y está un poquito solo. Para combatir su soledad, él y su madre empiezan a hacer de volunarios en un refugio de animales local. Allí, Jeet hace una nueva amiga: ¡una alegre perrita, Choco! El mundo de Jeet está a punto de hacerse mucho mejor.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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317 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Mimi, una chica de once años, sueña con ganar el concurso de pastelería en el que el juez es nada menos que su gran ídolo, un chef de reconocido prestigio. Pero Mimi pierde a su mejor colaborador cuando su padre regresa de un viaje de negocios y misteriosamente es incapaz de distinguir entre sabores deliciosos y desagradables. Un día Mimi decide seguir a través del bosque una extraña música que a la vez le resulta familiar; ahí conoce...
16) The namesake
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The American-born son of Indian immigrants feels pulled between his ethnic heritage and his desire to assimilate, especially after becoming involved with two very different women.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"In this hate-to-love teen rom-com, Nikki, an aspiring photographer, accompanies her family on a trip to Dubai to celebrate the five days of Diwali in style. It would be the trip of a lifetime, if Yash, the boy next door--with whom Nikki has a rocky history--wasn't also on the flight. Oblivious to the tension, Nikki's matchmaking family encourages Nikki to get better acquainted with Yash. It turns out a lot can change on a 12-hour flight beyond just...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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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.
Bina tiene tres hermanos mayores y este ąo quiere hacerles pulseras para Raksha Bandhan, una festividad india que celebra a los hermanos y hermanas, pero...
19) Forever friends
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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"Jeet is new to town and a little lonely. To combat this, he and his mom start volunteering at a local animal shelter. There, Jeet makes a new friend in a happy puppy, Fudge! Jeet's world is about to get a whole lot better. Kids and adults alike will delight in this level 2 emerging reader, the first in a series about a young Sikh boy, his 'yummy' sidekick puppy, and their adventures in volunteerism and play."--
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"A Jeet y a su perrita Choco les encanta leer libros y les gustaría conocer a más amigos a los que también les guste leer. Inspirado por otro niño Sij que practica su seva (su acto de bondad altruista) donando libros para gente necesitadas, Jeet y Choco salen con Mamá y Papá para contribuir a su comunidad. ¿Se encontrarán con nuevos amigos lectores por el camino?"
"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more...
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