American as Paneer Pie, Supriya Kelkar
American as Paneer Pie, Supriya Kelkar
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American as Paneer Pie

Author: Supriya Kelkar

Narrator: Priya Ayyar

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2020


Synopsis

As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs, especially when someone teases her for being Indian.When a girl Lekhas age moves in across the street, Lekha is excited to hear that her name is Avantika and shes Desi, too! Finally, there will be someone else around who gets it. But as soon as Avantika speaks, Lekha realizes she has an accent. Shes new to this country, and not at all like Lekha.To Lekhas surprise, Avantika does not feel the same way as Lekha about having two separate lives or about the bullying at school. Avantika doesnt take the bullying quietly. And she proudly displays her culture no matter where she is: at home or at school.When a racist incident rocks Lekhas community, she realizes she must make a choice: continue to remain silent or find her voice before its too late.

About Supriya Kelkar

Supriya Kelkar was born and raised in the Midwest. She learned Hindi as a child by watching three Bollywood films a week. After college she realized her lifelong dream of working in the film industry when she got a job as a Bollywood screenwriter. She has credits on one Hollywood film and several Hindi films. Ahimsa, inspired by her great-grandmother's role in the Indian freedom movement, is her debut middle-grade novel. Supriya still lives in the Midwest with her husband, their three children, and a very hyper dog.


Reviews

Lekha is the only Indian American kid in her whole town. She’s proud of her own Indian culture. When she’s safely at home. When she’s out of the house, she tries to hide her origins as much as possible. Because other kids tease and bully her for simply being different. When another Indian girl comes......more

Goodreads review by Fanna

October 18, 2020: Absolutely loved this! I wish I had this book when I was a kid. Representation: Indian-American (Marathi) MC; Homeland Indian side character who recently moved to America. Ownvoices reader as: Indian born on foreign soil. Trigger warnings: Microaggression, verbal bullying,......more

Goodreads review by Wendi

Lekha was an Indian-American living in a small town an hour away from Detroit. She was used to fielding racist comments from her classmates and microaggressions from teachers, and instead of confronting them, Lekha has ignored them and tried not to attract attention. So when Avantika moves to town a......more

desi girls are so slay......more