Nikhil Out Loud by Maulik Pancholy, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade (Catching up on reviews, starting with this read from January! Now that Harper Collins Union finally has a contract, I can post this!) One of the reasons I read young adult and middle grade books is becauseContinue reading “Nikhil Out Loud”
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Odder
Odder by Katherine Applegate, 2 hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade A quote that I really appreciated: Hope can be exhausting” Odder, p. 206 I love otters. Any time I am at a zoo or an aquarium, I always find the otters. But sea otters are the best. Sea otters are without a doubt myContinue reading “Odder”
Thirst
Thirst by Varsha Bajaj, Can be read in a 3-4 hours depending on your speed, Young Adult “Numbers they say don’t lie. But do they tell the story?” ~Minni p. 133 I actually finished reading this at the end of August, right about the time the story of Jackson, MS being without any clean water hitContinue reading “Thirst”
Aru Shah Series
The Aru Shah Series by Roshani Chokshi, Each book can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “Even a monster isn’t the monster of their own story.” ~Aru, Book 5, p. 81 This series came into my life at the exact right moment. It was my first year at my new jobContinue reading “Aru Shah Series”
My Basmati Bat Mitzvah
My Basmati Bat Mitzvah by Paula J. Freedman, 256 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade (FYI, making a Star of David out of rice is much harder than it sounds!) “To be myself, on my own terms, and not have that be weird. To stand out and fitContinue reading “My Basmati Bat Mitzvah”
Unsettled
Unsettled by Reem Faruqi, 322 pages, Can be read in about two hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “When I get mad, I am not like the water in a rice pot simmering slow. I am calm calm calm and then I explode. I am a teakettle waiting to scream.” Nurah, p. 205 One ofContinue reading “Unsettled”
Golden Girl
Golden Girl by Reem Faruqi, 336 pages, Can be read in about two hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “Irony. The doctor said to keep an eye on my hearing loss. Shouldn’t he have said ear?” Aafiyah, p. 40 (Thanks to Gayatri Sethi for putting this book on my radar!) Full disclosure: I don’t reallyContinue reading “Golden Girl”
The Whole Story of Half a Girl
The Whole Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani, 224 pages, Can be read in a few hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade “I’m not sad. I’m not happy. I’m an alternate.” Sonia, p. 91 This is my second review of one of Hirandani’s books and, if it’s not clear, she has become aContinue reading “The Whole Story of Half a Girl”
Freewater
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson, 398 pages, Can be read in a about 8 hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade A quote that I really appreciated: “I learned how hurting can be caught, like a cold, or the pox. That’s the thing about plantations: Even if you stay away from being hit, you can’t keep awayContinue reading “Freewater”
The Samosa Rebellion
The Samosa Rebellion by Shanthi Sekaran, 341 pages, Can be read in a about 8 hours depending on your speed, Middle Grade A quote that I really appreciated: “I’m not used to knowing things. I never knew knowledge could be so heavy.” Muki, p. 32 Y’all. This book. I mean. Wow. This book is a mustContinue reading “The Samosa Rebellion”
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