The Torchbearers
Author: AB Majumdar Publisher: Puffin About the book: Like any bored eleven-year-old with an imagination, Prem makes fantastic wishes. So when his father drags him to a monsoon-lashed Mumbai, Prem know it’s futile to dream of home. Instead, he wishes for a genie, a dragon and some superpowers. What he certainly doesn’t wish for is […]
The Piano: Story of a Friendship
Author: Nandita Basu Publisher: Duckbill About the book: What I didn’t know was that just as I was searching for my friend, My friend was also searching for me. And that search had started a long time ago. ‘ This is the story of a friendship between a young girl and her piano. The piano […]
The Adventures of the Kohinoor 🏆
Author: William Dalrymple, Anita Anand and Devika Cariapa Publisher: Juggernaut About the book: Think jewels are boring? You’ll change your mind when you read about the Kohinoor, history’s most famous diamond. Legend says it carries a curse that brings bad luck to all its owners. Some of India’s most powerful kings possessed it and lost […]
No Nonsense Nandhini
Author: Aparna Karthikeyan Publisher: Karadi Tales About the book: I’m the boss. I make my own decisions. Naresh has the world’s coolest mother – she wakes up at midnight, dons a miner’s lamp, and goes to her field to harvest flowers. Will he be able to show everyone at school that she’s a hero? Aparna […]
When the World Went Dark 🏆
Author: Jane De Suza Publisher: Puffin Books About the book: You left your jokes and funny faces in my mind. You left our secrets and your knitting behind. I’m still sad. I’ll always be. I love you times infiniteeeeeeeey. You don’t mind that I can’t rhyme. I don’t know how to end this, will someone […]
Uncle Nehru, Please Send An Elephant!
Author: Devika Cariapa Illustrator: Satwik Gade Publisher: Tulika Publishers About the book: One day, when Prime Minister Nehru opened his overstuffed mail bag, out tumbled hundreds of colourfully decorated letters — from children in Japan! “We have never seen a live elephant,” they said. “Could you kindly send us one from India?” This exuberant picture […]
The Best At It
Author: Maulik Pancholy Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Limited About the book: Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school is making him feel increasingly anxious, so his favorite person in the whole world, his grandfather, Bhai, gives him some well-meaning advice: Find one thing you’re […]