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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"This vibrant picture book sets the story of a same-sex couple struggling to gain acceptance against the colorful backdrop of an Indian wedding. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni. Some have even vowed to stop the celebrations. Will Ayesha be able to save her cousin's big day? Centering Ayesha's love for her cousin...
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Toot travels to India without his friend Puddle. He meets an elephant that carries Toot around the city. He returns home with a carved elephant for Puddle. Puddle doesn't need a gift, but in the words of Puddle that Toot can't remember, "Because friendship and flowers both grow as long as you take care of them."
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 12
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
"When the Thea Sisters' friend Ashvin is in trouble, they rush to his aid--in India. Ashvin has been working to return the monkeys living in the big city to their natural jungle environment. But the monkeys have suddenly started stealing jewels. Can the Thea Sisters figure out who is behind this terrible theft?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"In 1857 India, 12-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in--and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre--only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people"--
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She... - TEACHES classes at a New York college - Dodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friends - Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss - Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert Einstein Just a day in the life of the Change Makers Institute's top agent! A village outside Mumbai is having a water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix - so Max and her friends travel...
86) The Jungle Book
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Series
Formats
Description
A young man-cub, raised by wolves in the Indian jungles, has a series of adventures on his journey back to the man village. Adapted from the Disney movie.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Avril Santana is about to turn fifteen and has not kissed anyone. Despite being a pretty and extremely intelligent girl, she has preferred to stay away from everyone because her mother is going through a marital crisis, Avril seeks refuge in CASI: the Club of Outstanding Misfits from her school, where she meets her best friend, Benjamin Wolinski who will suffer discrimination and bullying after discovering he is gay. Then Avril and Benjamin join Mariana...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In the ancient Indian kingdom of Kasmira, stories don’t begin with “once upon a time.” Instead, Kasmiris start a woman’s story with those who came before her: her parents, grandparents, ancestors. For fourteen-year-old Reya Kandhari, her story always starts the same: with the fabled line of Bookweavers, tracing centuries back to the lost Yogis—the mythical guardians of Kasmiri culture who created the world itself. As a result, Reya’s...
89) The jungle book
Pub. Date
2000, 1995
Description
Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle, as well as other animal stories and songs.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.