The post-prom plan is to overnight at Zoe’s uncle’s secluded cabin to facilitate Julia’s sex pact. But as the caravan…
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
Sunjeev Sahota’s China Room Reclaims Family Generations Later In 1929, while freedom fighters scour the country for new recruits, fifteen-year-old…
Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev
The Yin and Yang of Jane Austen Is Alive and Well Thanks to Sonali Dev Yash Raje, the son of…
In Another Light by A. J. Banner
Shout Out! All A.J. Banner novels are page turners. That’s a given; however, In Another Light takes the reader to…
Made in Korea by Sarah Suk
Gr. 7-12 Senior Valerie Kwon runs the top student business at Crescent Brook High, selling beauty products with her cousin…
Historical Mysteries of 1921 in India Resonate a Century Later
Oxford-educated Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s first female solicitor, is a clever, spirited young woman working for her father’s respected law firm…
Seven by Farzana Doctor
Some Christian denominations believe a seven-year-old can make spiritual choices. Judaism and Islam hold that a seven-year-old boy is able…
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale
Shout Out! Kind of a Big Deal.Shannon Hale, Author.August, 2020.Macmillan. 400 pages.Available in hardcover, paperback, digital, and audio versions.Grades 7-12.…
Books I Embraced, Devoured, and Loved in 2020
I was tickled when India Currents Magazine asked me to compile a “Best Of” list of South Asian-centric and -related…
My Best Books for Youth in 2020
Click here to read about these nine books that I reviewed in 2020 for Booklist Magazine, India Currents Magazine, and…
