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The true story of how Deepak Chopra and his brother, Sanjiv, came to America penniless in the 1970s to be interns at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey, and became two of the most celebrated and well-respected physicians, teachers, and philosophers in the world.
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to India during the Mogul Empire in the 1600s to search for an emerald needed to break a magic spell.
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Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Moving back and forth from the tumultuous years surrounding Partition to the era of renewed global sectarianism following 9/11, this extraordinary historical novel portrays a family and nations divided by the living legacy of colonialism"--
"A marvelous debut novel exploring the fractures caused by the Partition of India, as well as the legacy and contemporary parallels of sectarian violence around the world. Lahore, British India. 1943. As World...
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Tara trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Dundurn Group
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When Tara's mother and her healer grandfather flee their Indian village, she and her brother are bullied by a cruel stepmother as the town falls prey to a mysterious new healer, Zarku, and the townsmen vanish, only to reappear as monsters.
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Three siblings enjoy the Indian festival of Raksha Bandhan, a celebration of the special relationship between brothers and sisters, in this reinterpretation of the song Frère Jacques.
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Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Trapped in the shadow of the magnificent tomb their grief-stricken father is building for his beloved deceased wife, the emperor’s daughters compete for everything: control over the imperial harem, their father’s affection, and the future of their country. They are forbidden to marry and instead choose to back different brothers in the fight for ultimate power over the throne. But only one of the sisters will succeed. With an enthusiasm for history...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Kids
All Together Now - Ages 12-18
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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All Together Now - Ages 12-18
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"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers and stay with them long after turning the final page."--Aisha Saeed, author of the New York Times Bestselling Amal Unbound. Four determined homeless...
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Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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"At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule. Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests...
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Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
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When a mysterious threat reenters the lives of twins Ben and Sheere, separated as babies and reunited as teenagers in 1930s Calcutta, the siblings must confront an unspeakable terror, with the help of their secret society of fellow orphans.
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Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Cobalt Blue is a tale of rapturous love and fierce heartbreak told with tenderness and unsparing clarity. Brother and sister Tanay and Anuja both fall in love with the same man, an artist lodging in their family home in Pune, in western India. He seems like the perfect tenant, ready with the rent and happy to listen to their mother's musings on the imminent collapse of Indian culture. But he's also a man of mystery. He has no last name. He has no...
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.
12) The bridge home
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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers and stay with them long after turning the final page."--Aisha...
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Publisher
Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Every night, when the owl hoots and the shadows of the trees dance on the walls, the Night Monster creeps into Avis room and frightens him. One day, his sister suggests he write a letter to the monster, and Avis nights are not the same any more.
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Series
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Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery--but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favorite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday...
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Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Twinks joins Blotto on a steamer bound for India, one that is full of young woman desperate to marry well there - only once having encountered the dashing Blotto, a lot of them fancy the idea of getting married before they reach their destination. And, unbeknownst to the siblings, also on the ship is the international jewel thief M. le Vicomte Xavier Douce, passing himself off as one of Blotto's cricketing entourage. His real mission though is to...
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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The Aldens join in the effort to save a species of big cat. After helping clean up an oil spill in Connecticut, the Aldens are heading to a much cooler climate, where scientists are working to conserve the snow leopard population. With only hundreds left in the world, the Aldens know each animal is important. Can the Aldens do their part to help save this elusive and important animal?
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Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Before the Soviet invasion of 1980, Enjeela Ahmadi remembers her homeKabul, Afghanistanas peaceful, prosperous, and filled with people from all walks of life. But after her mother, unsettled by growing political unrest, leaves for medical treatment in India, the civil war intensifies, changing young Enjeela's life forever. Amid the rumble of invading Soviet tanks, Enjeela and her family are thrust into chaos and fear when it becomes clear that her...
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Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"The emperor is dead; long live the emperors! The assassinated Shah Jahan lies entombed beside his beloved wife in the Taj Mahal, while their progeny drag the Mughal Empire into a three-sided struggle over the succession to the Peacock Throne. The diplomatic and trade mission from the United States of Europe is openly siding with Princess Jahanara and her brother Dara Shikoh. The mission, made up largely of Americans transplanted in time by the Ring...
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The sweets-loving elephant Ganesha and his mouse companion are back! And this time you'll meet Ganesha's family, too, as they race around the world in this adorable companion to the bestselling Ganesha's Sweet Tooth. From the creator of the Oscar-nominated Pixar short Sanjay's Super Team and the animated series Ghee Happy! In Sanjay Patel's world, the bold, bright colors of India leap off the page and screen. Ganesha's Sweet Tooth introduced a...
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Greetings from somewhere volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a Mumbai market, twin detectives Ethan and Ella investigate why a spice seller's spices have suddenly gone bad.
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