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2012

Words in the Dust

Posted on March 7, 2023

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy (Scholastic Inc., 2011). Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in Afghanistan, faces a series of frightening but exhilarating changes in her life as she defies her father and secretly meets with …

Posted in 2012, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers, Trent Reedy

The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World by Shahrukh Husain, illustrations by Micha Archer (Barefoot Books, 2011). Meet Mulla Nasruddin, a legendary character whose adventures and misadventures are enjoyed across the Islamic world. (Grade 5 …

Posted in 2012, Highly Commended, Shahrukh Husain, Young Readers

Karma

Posted on March 7, 2023

Karma by Cathy Ostlere (Razorbill, Penguin Group, 2011). Written in free verse poems in a diary format, this novel straddles two countries and the clash of Indian cultures in the tale of 15-year-old Maya. (Grade 6 …

Posted in 2012, Cathy Ostlere, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

Posted on March 7, 2023

The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Abigail Halpin (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, 2011). Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she …

Posted in 2012, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers, Uma Krishnaswami

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan

Posted on March 7, 2023

Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan by Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter (Annick Press, 2011). Award-winning photographer Rafal Gerszak spent a year embedded with the American troops in Afghanistan to bear witness to its people, …

Posted in 2012, Dawn Hunter, Highly Commended, Middle Grade Readers, Rafal Gerszak

Small Acts of Amazing Courage

Posted on February 21, 2023

Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan (Simon & Schuster, 2011). In 1919, independent-minded Rosalind lives in India with her English parents, and when they fear she has fallen in with some rebellious types who …

Posted in 2012, Gloria Whelan, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers

Sita’s Ramayana

Posted on February 21, 2023

Sita’s Ramayana by Samhita Arni, illustrations by Moyna Chitrakar (Groundwood Books, 2011). The Ramayana, one of the greatest legends of ancient India, is presented in the form of a visually stunning and gripping graphic novel, told from …

Posted in 2012, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers, Samhita Arni

No Ordinary Day

Posted on February 21, 2023

No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books, 2011). Valli has always been afraid of the people with leprosy living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so …

Posted in 2012, Deborah Ellis, Honorable Mention, Middle Grade Readers

Same, Same but Different

Posted on September 30, 2022

Pen Pals Elliot and Kailash discover that even though they live in different countries—America and India—they both love to climb trees, own pets, and ride school buses. (Grade 5 & under). 

Posted in 2012, Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw, Winner, Young ReadersTagged America, children, India, pen pals

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

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