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Daisies in the Wild
HarperCollins Publishers
As Inayat finds herself staring at the iron gates of St Mary’s for the final time, she feels the once familiar sense of displacement and loneliness wash over her. But she would change nothing about the last five months, not even in her more earnest prayers.
Standing on the other side of the gates, Pema wishes she could do everything to take it all back, to find the friend she had desperately wanted in Inayat again-even if it meant having Nidra be a part of them.
And as for Nidra… well, she was out even before she left. Disgust and resentment is all she has now. Not love, never love again.
Set in the midst of a rioting Darjeeling, Daisies in the Wild propels Inayat, Pema and Nidra from the confines of their own lives into each other’s stories, towards friendship, love and the dream of summers, tomorrow and tomorrow. They’ll soon discover more about themselves and their worlds than they ever thought possible.
“A gentle and sensitive portrayal of coming-of-age friendship, faith, love, and conflict, both around us and within. There could not be a better time for this story. A must read for parents and teenagers alike.” — Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary, National Award-Winning Film Director
“This book beautifully captures the unfiltered chaos of adolescence–the longing for belonging, the quiet rebellions, and the friendships that shape us. It’s raw, honest, and deeply relatable.” — Masoom Minawala, Global fashion Influencer, Entrepreneur and Author
The Very Glum Life of Tootoolu Toop
Penguin Random House
To every witch, wizard and glum,
I’m Tootoolu Toop, a ten-year-old, fully trained witch of the Oonoodiwaga tribe from the Darjeeling mountains. Like every other ordinary human who wants to live a life of magic, us witches and wizards want to experience the non-magical world too (I do for sure). For me, the ‘ordinary’ world is nothing short of an adventure. So I have left my tribe to live life as a glum.
This is my story.
Tootoolu is on the run. From her mundane life of stirring grasshopper’s legs into potions and her underground home where her tribe has been in hiding for 569 years. Will Tootoolu find what she’s looking for – best friends, books and a chance to be who she truly is?
The Adventures of Young Kalam
Juggernaut Books
Kalam is the cleverest little boy in his school, perhaps even his town, Rameswaram. He is annoyingly curious, full of crazy ideas and up to mad inventions. Everyone around him and all his classmates think he is bonkers, weird and best avoided – all except for his dad, two best friends and Professor Ramachandran, the science teacher in whose little laboratory he tests out all his inventions. But when the school’s most horrid teacher, Punnakai, spreads lies about the professor’s experiments and plots to throw Kalam out for his latest creation, the two have to find a way to fight back.
Fly Away Young Kalam
Juggernaut Books
Young Kalam is back with an even bigger adventure!
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime – an all-India school science competition and a chance to win a tour of the amazing Mohawk IVz fighter aircraft. Ten-year-old Kalam wants nothing more than to take part. But entering the competition is only the first challenge. Kalam has to overcome the sniggers and the bullying, beat the country’s smartest young scientists and make some totally mind-boggling inventions along the way. Can he pull it off?
Kindnessmatters: 50 inspiring stories of empathy, compassion and kindness from people all over the world
Penguin Random House
50 transformative acts of kindness.
For the self. For others. For nature.
Aimed at mobilizing the world’s youth to create a positive culture of kindness, the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) launched the #KindnessMatters global campaign to gather proof that kindness could drive scalable, positive and sustainable change. In the process, they were met with narratives so deeply moving, it confirmed what they knew all along – that kindness wasn’t defined by lofty tales; it had always existed all around us, what we needed was to celebrate it in every moment of life because #KindnessMatters every day. Inspiring and thought – provoking, #KindnessMatters documents stories and poems of kindness from across the world, featuring voices and journeys of people who have dedicated their lives to making the world a kinder place. This book proves that small actions often have the biggest impact.
Grandpa’s Suitcase of Stories
Juggernaut Books
Abir and Megha are visiting Grandpa in the hills for their holidays. Grandpa is the best. He lets them sleep late, allows them endless hot chocolate and, best of all, tells them the most amazing stories which he pulls out of his old red suitcase.
The Greatest Children’s Stories
Juggernaut Books
Aditya has a secret. He likes wearing his sister’s shiny ballet skirt. Aditi, his twin, finds it a bit strange, but when poor Aditya is bullied at school, she comes to his rescue. Read about their adventures and the exploits of the man who invented LEGO, the boys who found a ghost in their cupboard and the aged pet dog who was forgotten by his master.
The Adventures of Tootsie Lama
Juggernaut Books
In many ways, Tootsie Lama is like any eight-year-old girl in the small hilly town of Darjeeling. But in many ways, she is completely different – she lives on her own, goes to bed whenever she likes and cooks her own meals. One day Tootsie decides she would really like a delicious steaming bowl of thukpa, just like her Aama used to make it. Now all she needs is a plan.