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The Girl in the Garden
The Namesake meets The Secret Garden in this enchanting debut novel that is a dark, grown-up fairytale. The redemptive journey of a young woman unsure of her engagement, who revisits in memory the events of one scorching childhood summer when her beautiful yet troubled mother spirits her away from her home to an Indian village untouched by time, where she discovers in the jungle behind her ancestral house a spellbinding garden that harbors a terrifying secret.
The Leaping Laddoo
Join a frolicking chase on the bustling streets of contemporary India. Bhago, Bhago as fast as you can! Follow the leaping laddoo (luh-DOO), an Indian dessert, as it flees from the hands of its maker and eludes children, a tea seller, a groom on an elephant, and more. Can anyone end this crazy chase? Featuring vibrant illustrations and sprinkled with Hindi words, this fun read-aloud also includes a laddoo recipe.
Super Farty Pants!
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? And what's that smell? Amelia is just a regular kid. That is until a chance encounter with a strange looking bug that grants her super powers- super farty powers! A hilarious story full of farting and flying that children of all ages (and their parents) will love! A beautifully illustrated childrens book that is both perfect for reading to your little ones, but also great for those that can read themselves.
We Did It Together
Join Sarah, the daughter of healthcare workers, as she embarks on an adventure from home with her friend, Plant Pru. Together, they learn how to protect themselves from a dangerous army of germs. As Sarah looks to the future, she realizes that with a few heroic acts of her own, she can make her world a safer place and defeat the coronavirus army. We Did It Together is a vibrant children's book that weaves a story of hope during the uncertainty of a global pandemic. Reviewed by medical experts and behavior specialists for content accuracy and developmental appropriateness, this lively resource is perfect for children as they process and cope with change.
My Story
First published in Malayalam in 1973, My Story, Kamala Das' sensational autobiography, shocked readers with its total disregard for mindless conventions and its fearless articulation of a subject still considered taboo. Depicting the author's intensely personal experiences in her passage to womanhood and shedding light on the hypocrisies that informed traditional society, this memoir was far ahead of its time and is now acknowledged as a bona fide masterpiece.
Kamala Is Speaking
Young children will be excited to learn about the first Black, South Asian, female Vice President, Kamala Harris, and her inspiring journey in this Step 2 Biography Reader! Learn how Kamala's childhood as a biracial child of immigrant parents, her education, and inspiration from her mother helped shape who she is--someone who fights injustice and empowers the powerless. She is an inspiration herself--for boys and girls everywhere who can now see someone in the White House who looks like them. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Garuda
Garuda, eagle-faced son of sage Kashyapa and vinata, had strength that surpassed all the devas in Indralok. He was required to bring the plot of Amrit or Nectar of Immortality, to save his mother from slavery.
Sembawang: A Novel
Singapore, 1960s: Sembawang is home away from home for a tightly-knit community of bachelors and families who work at Her Majesty's Naval Base. Behind closed doors, a matriarch controls her daughters-in-law's movements. A bachelor from Kerala pines by his window for his forbidden lover. A maid from a rubber estate across the border aches to hold her young son once more. An inter-racial love between a conservative Tamil woman and a worldly Chinese man wreaks havoc in the life of an innocent bystander. The idyllic village life is shaken when two midwives are viciously attacked at the maternity clinic, and again when one of their own beloved residents meets with an unnatural death. As catastrophes strike, the village comes together as one. A dramatic, sweeping saga of Sembawang families across five decades.
La Jeune Fille dans le jardin
Des plaines enneigées du Minnesota aux ruelles écrasées de chaleur d'un petit village du sud de l'Inde, une fresque familiale poignante, le destin d'une jeune femme en quête de vérité et de pardon. Un superbe premier roman, plein de souffle, de passion et d'exotisme. Architecte américaine d'origine indienne, Rakhee s'apprête à dire oui à son fiancé. Mais le bonheur de la jeune femme est bientôt troublé par l'arrivée d'une mystérieuse lettre en provenance d'Inde. Soudain, les souvenirs affluent : Rakhee revoit sa mère, cette femme à la beauté mélancolique ; le voyage effectué à ses côtés, en Inde, l'été de ses onze ans ; la rencontre avec les Varma, sa famille maternelle sur laquelle semblait planer une menace ; et surtout sa découverte d'un jardin interdit, une découverte qui allait bouleverser sa vie... Après toutes ces années, l'heure est venue pour Rakhee d'affronter son passé. Mais trouvera-t-elle la force de retourner dans ce petit village indien, là où tout a commencé ? De dévoiler ses secrets à l'homme qu'elle aime ? De pardonner à celle qui a brisé son enfance pour reconstruire sa vie, enfin ?
Urvashi
Urvashi's beauty takes King Pururavas' breath away. He is besotted. He forgets his duties as a king and is absent-minded with his wife, Aushinari. Both gods and humans are involved in the dramatic twists and turns of his romance with the charming apsara, who dances for Lord Indra himself. Eventually, stumbling through their highs and lows, King Pururavas and Urvashi finally find their way to everlasting joy.
