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2) The knockout
Author
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar finally admits she is a top-level Muay Thai fighter, knowing that might further alienate her from her Indian community, her classmates, especially handsome Amit, enthusiastically support her.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year old Dimple, whose family is from India, discovers that she is not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans. She sees her hypnotically beautiful, manipulative best friend take possession of both her heritage and the boy she likes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parent's world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist attack changes her life forever.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel meet at a Stanford University summer program, Dimple is avoiding her parents' obsession with marriage prospects but Rishi hopes to woo her into accepting arranged marriage with him.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandfather tells many stories about his native India in answer to Ravi and Anjali's questions, such as the tale of a procession of elephants on the feast of Divaali when he was a boy. Includes facts about life in India, a list of cooking spices, and descriptions of Indian animals.
12) Bombay blues
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Indian American Dimple Lala questions her heart while on a trip to Bombay, on which her boyfriend pushes her away to embark on a spiritual journey, her cousin tests the boundaries of tradition, and her sister opens up about her homosexuality.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told through letters, this is the story of aspiring filmmaker and wallflower Twinkle Mehra, who learns a lesson about love while directing a movie for the Midsummer Night arts festival, in which her longtime crush and his twin brother are also participating.--From the publisher.
14) Afterworlds
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the Afterworld to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from her small, supportive private school to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian sixth-grader experiences culture shock as she tries to navigate the school's unfamiliar social scene, and after her father is diagnosed with clinical depression, she finds herself becoming even more confused about herself and her family.
17) Star daughter
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be "normal." But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star's help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago. Sheetal's quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family's champion...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
Middle-schooler Sonali cannot bring herself to share her feelings, but when she wakes up one day and begins to involuntarily burst into Bollywood song and dance routines that showcase her emotions, she realizes she has to find her voice and share her feelings.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this hate-to-love teen rom-com, Nikki, an aspiring photographer, accompanies her family on a trip to Dubai to celebrate the five days of Diwali in style. It would be the trip of a lifetime, if Yash, the boy next door, with whom Nikki has a rocky history, wasn't also on the flight. Oblivious to the tension, Nikki's matchmaking family encourages Nikki to get better acquainted with Yash. It turns out a lot can change on a 12-hour flight beyond just...
20) Enter title here
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
High school senior Reshma Kapoor will stop at nothing to gain admission to Stanford, including writing a novel.--Provided by publisher.
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