Kashmira Sheth, Author . Hyperion $15.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-7868-1855-6
In this delicate, introspective debut novel, narrator Seema describes her assimilation to America, capturing the distinct flavors of two different cultures while celebrating the unifying force of friendship. The sixth-grader experiences a typical...
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Kashmira Sheth, Author . Hyperion $15.99 (250p) ISBN 978-0-7868-3857-8
Sheth's (Blue Jasmine
) novel set in Mumbai offers readers a fascinating glimpse of modern Indian culture. While her parents work hard to find a suitable husband for their eldest daughter, 16-year-old narrator Jeeta begins to have doubts about...
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Kashmira Sheth, Author . Hyperion $15.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7868-3859-2
Based on Sheth’s (Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet
) great-aunt’s childhood, this absorbing, atmospheric novel opens in 1918 India, as pretty, 12-year-old Leela enjoys the pampering of her parents and the affections of her in-laws, whose house...
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Kashmira Sheth, Author . HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray $15.99 (316p) ISBN 978-0-06-185760-7
When 11-year-old Gopal's family tries to escape crushing debt by leaving their village in India for his uncle's home in Mumbai, Gopal is eager to help earn money, especially after his father disappears. Gopal is fooled by the promise of a...
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Kashmira Sheth, illus. by Jeffrey Ebbeler. Peachtree, $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-56145-696-3
The lady or the tiger? Try the older sister or the tiger—the stakes are nearly as high. Sheth (Monsoon Afternoon) introduces a familiar pair of siblings: the demanding younger brother and “over it” older sister/babysitter. The kids are left home...
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Kashmira Sheth, illus. by Jeffrey Ebbeler. Peachtree, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-68263-135-5
Collaborators Sheth and Ebbeler offer a lyrical fable set in India about Jiva, a man who tends to his vegetable garden daily and holds a special fondness for his peas. “Plump peas, sweet peas,/ Lined-up-in-the-shell peas./ Peas to munch, peas to...
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Kashmira Sheth. Peachtree, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-68263-606-0
In this moving verse novel by Sheth (Nina Soni, Perfect Hostess), a 13-year-old boy navigates loss and threats of violence. Anoop is aware that his brown skin and patka headwrap make him stand out (“I am a first-generation Indian American Sikh,/...
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