Kashmira Sheth

• Apr-2007
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An Indian grandmother and her American granddaughter explore culture, imagination, and individuality through a collection of saris.Every day, Rupa's grandmother wears a beautiful Indian sari. Each is brightly colored and very pretty. "Don't you ever ...

• Jun-2007
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Pretty as a peacock, twelve-year-old Leela had been spoiled all her life. She doesn't care for school and barely marks the growing unrest between the British colonists and her own countrymen. Why should she? Her future has been planned since her enga...

• Oct-2007
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Jeetas family is caught up in the whirlwind of arranging marriages for her two older sisters, but the drama and excitement leave Jeeta cold. She knows that tradition demands the parade of suitors, the marriage negotiations, the elaborate displays, th...

• Oct-2008
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It is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather.
The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks ...

• Jan-2010
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For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. With the darkness of night as cover, they flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Go...

• Sep-2012
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Ishan Mehra wants a dog, but his mother has a rule about dogs. (Guess what it is?) Ishan figures if he's helpful enough and does enough things right around the house, he can change her mind. Somehow, though, the right things seem to come out all wron...

• Apr-2013
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When a boy is left in the care of his older sister, he begs her to read him his favorite book, but she s too absorbed in her own reading to pay him any attention. She won t be distracted, even when the boy finds a ravenous tiger hiding in his soup! H...

• Jun-2013
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When twelve-year-old Seema Trivedi learns that she and her family must move from their small Indian town to Iowa City, she realizes she'll have to say good-bye to the purple-jeweled mango trees and sweet-smelling jasmine, to the monsoon rains and the...

• Apr-2015
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Sona's big sister is getting married and she's been given an important job to do. She has to steal the groom's shoes. She's never attended a wedding before, so she's unfamiliar with this Indian tradition as well as many of the other magical experienc...

• Oct-2019
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Nina Soni is a lovable, distractible Indian American girl with big plans and cast of family and friends to help her make her realize her dreams -- or resolve the chaos that often results.Nina tried as hard as she could but still somehow forgot about ...

• Mar-2020
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A vibrant and deliciously amusing suspenseful story set in India about food and gardening, anticipation, and generosity.Every morning, Jiva works in his garden until the sun turns as red as a bride's sari. He plants peas and beans, potatoes and tomat...

• Apr-2020
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Nina Soni is a lovable, distractible Indian American girl with big plans and cast of family and friends to help her make her realize her dreams -- or resolve the chaos that often results.A long rainy stretch during spring break has Nina restless and ...

• Apr-2021
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Nina Soni is a lovable, distractible Indian American girl with big plans and cast of family and friends to help her make her realize her dreams -- or resolve the chaos that often results.It's Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are...

• Nov-2022
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Lovable, distractable Nina Soni and her friends and family return in another entertaining tale of big plans gone awry and amusing solutions with unexpected consequences. A long weekend and lots of snow sounds like a recipe for super-special fun ...

• May-2023
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When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess -- but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.Nina’s grandmother is coming to visit, all the way from India. Itâ€...

• Jul-2024
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Kashmira Sheth's eloquent verse novel follows an Indian American Sikh boy through a year of change, challenges, and growthAnoop is many things: a brother, a son, a grandson, a friend, a middle school student, and a budding writer. He is also Indian A...