

American as Paneer Pie
Author: Supriya Kelkar
Narrator: Priya Ayyar
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 07/20/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Author: Supriya Kelkar
Narrator: Priya Ayyar
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 07/20/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
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.
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
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
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