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  • Siya Kumar is done with liars.Part of the reason Siya joins her school's mock trial team is to honor the memory of her mother, a lawyer who was killed in a car accident when Siya was just ten years old. Her mom always told her that the truth is like ...



  • From Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca and critically acclaimed illustrator Abhi Alwar, an authentic celebration of friendship and finding your place in this back-to-school picture book, the follow-up to the beloved�Summer Is for Cousins Ravi can??...



  • Discover what it means to become a US citizen and how the process unfolds in this "inspiring picture book" (The Washington Post) about immigration and naturalization. What does US citizenship look like? Some of us are citizens by ...



  • What grows when you share it? A tender story of extended family, jealousy pangs, and above all love, from the Newbery Honor -- winning author of I'll Go and Come Back. Every Saturday, when Priya's aunties and uncles and cousins come over, the other k...



  • Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Rohan Murphy has an ambitious dream to launch his own pet care business, but when he starts small by babysitting the class guinea pig, he makes big mistakes. Rohan Murthy dreams of runn...



  • From Newbery Honor and Walter Award -- winning author Rajani LaRocca comes a gripping middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpent's Secret and The Last Mapmaker. Though music is outlawed in the land of Devia, Sona hears it everywhere. Sona i...



  • Newbery Honoree Rajani LaRocca, author of I'll Go and Come Back, turns her focus to a careful, deliberate grandfather and his impatient grandson in a cozy family story featuring a recipe for spiced chai. Aarav loves his grandfather very much, but the...



  • Co-written by Newbery Honor-winning author Rajani LaRocca and Chris Baron, this page-turning novel is told through letters, e-mails, instant messages, and video chats between camp friends Tripti and Sam over their shared love of a book series and som...



  • From Newbery honor author Rajani LaRocca and illustrator Abhi Alwar comes a celebration of extended family and summertime fun expressed in a picture book full of joyful, color art.  Summer is for cousins. Mom and Dad, Two uncles, two aunties, Th...






  • Rajani LaRocca, recipient of a Newbery Honor and Walter Award for Red, White, and Whole, is back with an evocative novel in verse about identical twin sisters who do everything together -- until external pressures threaten to break them apa...



  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help kids put their best foot forward.Lucas is the jokester in his squad of friends. He's always sunny--and usually ready with a funny quip or silly joke...



  • Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humorous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward. Dog and Dad go camping, and Dog wants s'mores NOW. But Dog has to wait for a bit before he can enjoy ...



  • A tender, beautifully illustrated story about a girl in America and her grandmother in India, whose love stretches between languages and cultures—and across the world.When Jyoti visits her grandmother halfway around the world, she is overwhelme...



  • A child, mother, and grandmother travel all the way to the end of the earth in author Rajani LaRoccaand illustrator Archana Sreenivasan's Where Three Oceans Meet, a picture book that celebrates multigenerational love -- perfect for fans of Drawn Toge...



  • "Much Ado About Baseball is the best children's book I've read in the past 10 years!" -Brad Thor, New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series"A moving tale of baseball, magic, and former rivals who come together to solve a problem." ...



  • Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling!For the Hindu holiday of Raksha Bandhan, Bina is determined to make beaded bracelets for her brothers all by herself. She finds out which colors her brothers like and dislike and sets to work. ...



  • A heartbreakingly hopeful #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student...



  • In this clever, convivial picture book, an Indian boy untangles a mathematical conundrum to win a place at the Rajah's court.In ancient India, a boy named Bhagat travels to the Rajah's city, hoping to ensure his family's prosperity by winning a place...



  • A Kirkus Best Book of 2019! An Indies Introduce Selection for 2019! An Indie Next Pick for Summer 2019! "A delectable treat for food and literary connoisseurs alike." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "What a wonderful, intriguing, and magical book. And...





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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rajani LaRocca has published 19 books.

The next book by Rajani LaRocca, Such Great Heights, will be published in August 2026.

The first book by Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem, was published in June 2019.

No. Rajani LaRocca does not write books in series.