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Lowji Discovers America Lowji Discovers America Candace Fleming A nine-year-old East Indian boy tries to adjust to his new life in suburban America. OL103620W
Meow means mischief Meow means mischief Ann Whitehead Nagda A stray kitten turns out to be the perfect way to help Rana make friends in her new school and to feel more comfortable with her grandparents, who are visiting from India while her parents are away. OL15436667W
Hot, hot roti for Dada-ji Hot, hot roti for Dada-ji F. Zia Aneel and his grandfather, Dada-ji, tell stories, use their imaginations, and make delicious roti, a traditional Indian flatbread. OL15520762W
Jasmine Jasmine Bharati Mukherjee After the assassination of her husband, Jasmine leaves India to live with a middle-aged banker in a small Iowa town, only to retain some of the traditions and memories of her past. OL16046541W
Can't is not an option Can't is not an option Nikki Haley A rising star in the Republican Party shares her inspirational memoir of family, hope, and the power of the American Dream. Decades before their daughter surprised the nation by becoming governor of … OL16215738W
Same Sun Here Same Sun Here Silas House,Neela Vaswani An Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a boy in rural Kentucky become pen pals who find they share some ways of being. They support each other through various life difficulties. OL16423197W
Winter wonderland Winter wonderland Sue Bentley "Preeti Namesh is snowed in, so she thinks it's going to be the most boring vacation ever, until magical pony Comet shows up"-- OL17938485W
Meow means mischief Meow means mischief Ann Whitehead Nagda A stray kitten turns out to be the perfect way to help Rana make friends in her new school and to feel more comfortable with her grandparents, who are visiting from India while her parents are away. OL1972660W
Love, hate & other filters Love, hate & other filters Samira Ahmed Maya Aziz, seventeen, is caught between her India-born parents world of college and marrying a suitable Muslim boy and her dream world of film school and dating her classmate, Phil, when a terrorist … OL19743687W
Life as an Indian American Life as an Indian American Ellen Creager Immigration is an increasingly important subject in United States politics, and this information-rich book empowers readers to research complex issues on their own. This vital volume explores and cel… OL19744599W
Chachaji's cup Chachaji's cup Uma Krishnaswami A boy learns about his family history and the Partition of India from his great uncle, through stories told over a beloved old teacup. OL1974758W
El árbol más feliz El árbol más feliz Uma Krishnaswami Embarrassed by her clumsiness, eight-year-old Meena, an Asian Indian American girl, is reluctant to appear in the school play until she gains self-confidence by practicing yoga. Avergonzado por su t… OL19974994W
Sona and the wedding game Sona and the wedding game Kashmira Sheth Sona's big sister is getting married and she's been given an important job to do. She has to steal the groom's shoes. She's never attended a wedding before, so she's unfamiliar with this Indian tradi… OL20003686W
El Buen Nombre (Lingua Franca) El Buen Nombre (Lingua Franca) Jhumpa Lahiri Gogol is named after his father's favourite author. But growing up in an Indian family in suburban America, the boy starts to hate the awkward name and itches to cast it off, along with the inherited… OL2001056W
The orphan keeper The orphan keeper Camron Steve Wright Seven-year-old Chellamuthu's life--and his destiny--is forever changed when he is kidnapped from his village in Southern India and sold to the Lincoln Home for Homeless Children. His family is desper… OL20040171W
A gift for Gita A gift for Gita Rachna Gilmore During a visit from her beloved grandmother, Gita realizes that her memories of India have faded and that America is her true home. OL3474026W
Roses for Gita Roses for Gita Rachna Gilmore Although Gita misses her grandmother and her grandmother's garden in India, she discovers a new friend and a new garden at her next door neighbor's house. OL3474029W
Lights for Gita Lights for Gita Rachna Gilmore Recently immigrated from India, Gita is looking forward to celebrating her favorite holiday, Divali, a festival of lights, but things are so different in her new home that she wonders if she will eve… OL3474030W
Asian Indian Americans Asian Indian Americans Carolyn P. Yoder An overview of the history and daily lives of people from India who immigrated to the United States. OL5952472W
Rani and the wedding ghost Rani and the wedding ghost Tea Emesse Rani Sen helps her cousin prepare for her wedding, solves a ghost mystery, and learns about growing up. OL8571910W
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