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Padma Venkatraman

A Time to Dance

Posted on October 18, 2022

Skillfully told in verse, Veda’s inspirational story reveals an athletic young woman passionate about traditional Indian dance. When she loses a leg in an accident she must fight to determine her identity and future. (Grades 6 and up).

Posted in 2015, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers, Padma Venkatraman, UncategorizedTagged athlete, dance, India, women

Island’s End

Posted on September 29, 2022

A young girl trains to be the new spiritual leader of her remote Andaman Island tribe, while facing increasing threats from the modern world. (Grade 6 & above).

Posted in 2012, Middle Grade Readers, Padma Venkatraman, WinnerTagged Andaman Island, Bay of Bengal, India, Myanmar, tribal relations

The Bridge Home

Posted on September 28, 2022

Runaway sisters Viji and Rukku learn the harsh realities of life on the swarming streets of Chennai, India. They find shelter and friendship with Muthi and Arul, two homeless boys living under an abandoned bridge. Forming a family, the four use their instincts and tenacity to survive in a perilous, indifferent world. (Grades 4-6)

Posted in 2020, Middle Grade Readers, Padma Venkatraman, WinnerTagged Chennai, family, friendship, homelessness, India

Born Behind Bars

Posted on September 22, 2022

Kabir was born in jail, where his mother was unjustly serving time. When determined that he was too old to stay and is suddenly released, he loses the only family and home he knows. The rest of the story is about him, learning how to survive in the world, with the help of Rani, a street girl. (Grades 5-8)

Posted in 2022, Middle Grade Readers, Padma Venkatraman, WinnerTagged incarceration

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