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Books: Your picks this month

Title: Ghost Squad Author: Claribel A Ortega Publisher: Scholastic This action packed supernatural fantasy is a mixture of Coco with Stranger Things and a hint of Ghostbusters in it. For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens […]
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We’re family. Make it a happy one 

Family is the crux of human life. The foundation of our character is sowed by the individuals we live with. In her latest book Building A Happy Family, author Raageshwari Loomba Swarup, introduces you to your own inner child, helps you re-parent yourself, bring faith and trust back into believing ‘you are perfect the way […]
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Books: Best picks for April

Madame Badobedah Author: Sophie Dahl An imagination is a wild thing; and sometimes it gets the best of even the youngest among us. In this tale by Sophie Dahl, little Mable thinks the worst of the newest guest at the Mermaid Hotel. Madame Badobedah leaves a lasting impression in this adventurous romp you’ll want to […]
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Read this: Of friendships and loss

Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened Author: Emily Blejwas Publisher: Penguin Random House Justin doesn’t know anything these days. Like how to walk down the halls without getting stared at. Or what to say to Jenni. Or how Phuc is already a physics genius in seventh grade. Or why Benny H. wanders around Wicapi talking to […]
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Girl reads stories online to soothe other kids 

Empathy comes in all shapes and sizes. It doesn’t matter what age you’re, you can help if you have a will. A nine-year-old girl has started a YouTube channel where she reads to other children because she ‘wants to keep them happy’ during coronavirus lockdown.  Schoolgirl Lois Russell is an enthusiastic and confident reader – […]
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Books: Your picks for this month

Dragonslayer: Wings of FireAuthor: Tui T. SutherlandPublisher: Scholastic Press Ivy doesn’t trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he’s hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago.  Leaf doesn’t trust dragons. They’re the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is […]
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Books: January picks for you

Title: Interview with the RobotAuthor: Lee BaconPublisher: Audible Originals Eve looks like an ordinary 12-year-old girl, but there’s nothing ordinary about her. She has no last name. No parents or guardian. She’s on the run from a dangerous and secretive organization that will stop at nothing to track her down. And most astonishing of all: […]
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Constitution for kid, simple and straight! 

Every 26th January, people gather on New Delhi’s Rajpath amidst a colourful jamboree of fluttering flags, marching soldiers and dancing children. What is celebrated on this day is at the heart of our democracy-the magnificent Constitution of India. The document didn’t only lay down the law but united India with a vision that took two […]
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Top picks of October

Title: The Daughter from a Wishing Tree: Unusual Tales About Women in MythologyAuthor: Sudha MurtyPublisher: PuffinPrice: Rs250This book tells numerous untold tales of women in mythology; many names and identities that have been lost in the pages of Indian mythology. An interesting read which shows the power of the female divinity and also common women […]
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Atwood, Evaristo share Man Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize after judges decided it was a tie.  British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic ‘Quichotte’ was among the six books shortlisted for the prize. The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they “couldn’t separate” Atwood’s ‘The Testament’ and […]