Sharmila Devar
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"Shanti misses the warm monsoon rains in India. Now in America, she watches fall leaves fly past her feet. Still, her family's apartment feels like a village: Mama cooking luchi, funny stories in Bangla, and Baba's big laugh. But outside, everything is different - trick-or-treating, ballet class, and English books. Back and forth, Shanti trudges between her two worlds. She remembers her village and learns her new town. She watches Bollywood movies...
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"In this collection of four stories, Yasmin takes charge of some sticky situations! At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking. Whether she's creating a new recipe, finding a way to rescue a stuck toy for a little friend, or calming down monkeys (and classmates!), a clever solution to any problem is just around the corner!"--Amazon.com.
3) Meet Yasmin!
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Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family will delight and inspire readers.
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Gemma Carlson didn't plan on waking up married.
She also didn't count on running into her old flame-and her son's father-turned-country rock star-Travis Bowers, followed by a night of drunken dares. Apparently one of those involved a ring on her finger and a vow … neither of which she intends to keep. Now with a hangover from hell, this good-girl-gone-bad knows there's just one thing to do: run.
Travis has been all over the world, but Gemma has...
6) Found audio
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"Amrapali Anna Singh is an historian and analyst capable of discerning the most cryptic and trivial details from audio recordings. One day, a mysterious man appears at her office in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, having traveled a great distance to bring her three Type IV audio cassettes that bear the stamp of a library in Buenos Aires that may or may not exist. On the cassettes is the deposition of an adventure journalist and his obsessive pursuit of an amorphous,...
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Her new business partner is the ex-lover she vowed never to trust again in the latest Nights at the Mahal story from Sophia Singh Sasson!
She'd risk anything for her business…
Even her heart.
Nisha Chawal is stunned when the hotelier about to invest in her New York fashion label turns out to be her former lover. Partnering with Sameer Singh is risky business, especially when desire lands her back in his bed. As work days turn into nights of...
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Titan Books
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2023
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High above a jungle-planet float the last refuges of humanity - plant-made civilisations held together by tradition, technology, and arcane science. In these living cities, architects are revered above anyone else. If not for their ability to psychically manipulate the architecture, the cities
would plunge into the devastating earthrage storms below. Charismatic, powerful, mystical, Iravan is one such architect. In his city, his word is nearly law....
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A smart, engaging investigation of the show that brought real teens to TV My So-Called Life lasted only 19 episodes from 1994 to 1995, but in that time it earned many devoted viewers, including the showrunners who would usher in the teen TV boom of the late '90s and the new millennium. With its focus on 15-year-old Angela Chase's search for her identity, MSCL's realistic representation of adolescence on TV was groundbreaking; without her there would...
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2023
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"Alfred Hitchcock was fixated--not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The director of North by Northwest, Rear Window, and other classic films didn't much care if they wore wigs, got their hair coloring out of a bottle, or were the rarest human specimen--a natural blonde--as long as they shone with a golden veneer on camera. The lengths he went to in...
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Stop the wedding! Steal the bride! And fall for a perfect stranger?
Billionaire Ethan Connors vows to stop his ex's wedding so they can be together.
But crashing the wrong nuptials and spiriting away the wrong wife-to-be is more than he bargained for! Divya Singh is beautiful, talented, passionate … and from a traditional Indian family who won't accept him as a match for their daughter. Can
Divya and Ethan's unexpected relationship stay the...
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A tragedy in Mira Singh's life has left her devastated and mourning. No one in her family knows how to confront the tragedy that befalls them, and they place the blame on each other, and even on God. Mira's parents do not understand the struggles of their children. Having immigrated from India in 1984, the family have all faced discrimination because of their religious background and practices. Mira's brother has faced the worst discrimination, and...
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Rule #1: Don't fall for the client. Because he'll rock your world …
Architect Rani Gupta will never let a man compromise her career or freedom again. Which is a problem now that her newest client is irresistible hotelier Arjun Singh-aka the sexiest bachelor in India. A little fling with this gorgeous man would be scandal enough. But a fake engagement might just
be more trouble than they bargained for-especially if Arjun has a prior arrangement!...
15) Study Break
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Study Break, a collection of interconnected contemporary Young Adult short stories written by Gen Z authors, explores different parts of "the college experience," from questioning your major to questioning your identity.
College...the best time, the worst time, and something in between.
What do you do when orientation isn't going according to your (sister's) detailed plans? Where do you go when you're searching for community in faith? How do you...
16) Raine Out
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A spicy and hilarious opposites attract romantic comedy.
Raine
I haven't spent much time with Sophie since we were kids. When we started high school, we headed in different directions and never looked back. She invited me to her wedding this weekend. I don't want to go because despite all our years apart, I know one thing hasn't changed: her mission to find me the perfect man. I've told her I don't have time for dating, but she never listens. I'm...
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For a committed career woman, an arranged marriage with a picture-perfect man could allow her to live in peace with her family … until she's stuck with her husband on a cruise! Chemistry sizzles in this romance from Sophia Singh Sasson.
She just married the perfect husband … who's also a perfect stranger.
Ambitious doctor Hema Dharav already has the love of her life: her job. But without a husband, she'll never get a chance at the career of...
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2018
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"Flat-out addictive, devious, delicious, and gasp-worthy . . . your next binge-read . . . a satisfying tale of class, revenge, privilege, and lies." —Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times–bestselling author
In this genre-defying page-turner from Lygia Day Peñaflor, four teens befriend their favorite novelist, only to find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next book—with devastating consequences.
Miri Tan loved...
In this genre-defying page-turner from Lygia Day Peñaflor, four teens befriend their favorite novelist, only to find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next book—with devastating consequences.
Miri Tan loved...