Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2) Shadowland
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Series
Language
English
Description
The hero of the Brotherhood of the Conch series, now fifteen, is settling back into his life as an apprentice in the lush Silver Valley, nestled high in the Himalayas. There he continues to learn the secret arts of the Brotherhood. But suddenly his adopted home is reduced to a barren wasteland when his beloved conch, the valley's source of magical energy, is stolen by an unknown force. Together with his friend Nisha, Anand embarks on what may be his...
Author
Language
English
Description
Winner of a Pushcart Prize for poetry and an American Book Award for her short stories, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores themes of women, immigration, and her vibrant Indian culture to great effect. Divakaruni expands on these ideas in One Amazing Thing, a project long in the making and full of electric prose.
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Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
“Divakaruni tells the story of India’s independence through the eyes of three sisters, each of whom is uniquely different, with her own desires and flaws. I cheered for them and cried with them as they move through the history of their country that is at once devastating, inspiring, and triumphant. You will, too.”— Lisa See, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Set during the partition of British
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Enjoying a sheltered childhood with adoring grandparents but troubled by the silence surrounding her parents' deaths, 17-year-old Korobi is prompted by a love note among her mother's possessions and a fiance's shattering revelation to travel from India to post-September 11 America in search of her true identity.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On her way to visit her daughter on the other side of the jungle, Grandma encounters a hungry fox, bear, and tiger, and although she convinces them to wait for her return trip, she still must find a way to outwit them all.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
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Tilo, a young woman born in a faraway place and time, must choose between the supernatural life of an immortal and the hardships of life on Earth when she travels through time to modern-day California and falls in love with a mortal man.