Bracelets for Bina's brothers [Storytelling Math]by LaRocca, Rajani 

BTSB Prebound(Charlesbridge, 2021)

BTSB #: 543066 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
F&P: L

Genres: Holidays Family Life

Subjects: Pattern perception - Fiction Bracelets - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Gifts - Fiction Beadwork - Fiction Holidays - Fiction East Indians - Fiction

Summary: Bina has three older brothers and this year she wants to make them bracelets for Raksha Bandhan, an Indian holiday that celebrates brothers and sisters--but first she must come up with patterns that include only their favorite colors, plus one unique bead that celebrates their special interests.

Force of fire [Kiranmala and the kingdom beyond Volume: Book 4]by DasGupta, Sayantani 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 258834 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.6 MG

Genres: Fantasy Fiction Adventure Fiction

Subjects: East Indians - Fiction Supernatural - Fiction Resistance to government - Fiction Adventure fiction Fantasy fiction

Summary: Pinki hails from a long line of rakkhosh resistors, demons who have spent years building interspecies relationships, working together to achieve their goal of overthrowing the snakey oppressors and taking back their rights. When Sesha, the charming son of the Serpentine Governor, calls on Pinki for help in defeating the resistance, he promises to give her what she most desires in return -- the ability to control her fire. Will the tasks she has to endure be worth it in the end?

Gift for Amma : market day in India by Sriram, Meera 

Paperback(Barefoot Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 842166 Temp OS

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 4.1 LG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Markets - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction East Indians - Fiction Gifts - Fiction India - Fiction

Summary: A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.

Kiki Kallira breaks a kingdom [Kiki Kallira]by Mandanna, Sangu 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2021)

BTSB #: 599558 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 780 F&P: X

Genres: Fantasy Fiction Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Multicultural

Subjects: Fantasy fiction East Indians - Fiction Indian mythology - Fiction Drawing - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction

Summary: Kiki has always relied on drawing to soothe her many anxieties, but when she unwittingly falls into the lavish kingdom based on Indian mythology that she has illustrated, she must find the courage to confront the evil god there who intends to destroy the real world.

Marshmallow & Jordan by Chau, Alina 

Paperback(First Second, 2021)

BTSB #: 208467 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 340 GN

Genres:

Subjects: People with physical disabilities - Fiction East Indians - Fiction Elephants - Fiction Water polo - Fiction Friendship - Fiction School stories Graphic novels

Summary: Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her ... until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand-new sport. In graphic novel format.

Marshmallow & Jordan by Chau, Alina 

BTSB Prebound(First Second, 2021)

BTSB #: 208476 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 8-12   


Genres:

Subjects: People with physical disabilities - Fiction East Indians - Fiction Elephants - Fiction Water polo - Fiction Friendship - Fiction School stories Graphic novels

Summary: Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her ... until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand-new sport. In graphic novel format.

Sona Sharma, very best big sister? by Soundar, Chitra 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 836811 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   
AR: 3.8 LG

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Fiction East Indians - Fiction Infants - Fiction Adjustment (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: Sona Sharma's house is full of three generations of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come over unannounced, the phone rings frequently, and friends drop by all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona that she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't so sure. She doesn't want to share her room or her things with a new baby, not to mention the attention of Amma, Appa, Thatha, and Paatti.