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  My Dadima Wears a Sari

  by Kashmira Sheth

  This warm, multigenerational story offers a glimpse into the distinctive culture and customs of India, while reinforcing universal themes of love and the importance offamily. Every day, Rupa's grandmother wears a beautiful sari. Dadima wears her saris around the house and around the town. Some are made of cotton and some are made of fine silk. Each is brightly colored and very beautiful. Don 'tyou... (more)
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  One Amazing Thing

  by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  "An incredible and highly original premise in the hands of a gifted storyteller has resulted in this jewel of a story. It is, to paraphrase the book's title, an amazing thing." --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting For Stone "Divakaruni is a brilliant storyteller; she illuminates the world with her artistry; and shakes the reader with her love." --Junot Diaz Late afternoon sun sneaks through the windows... (more)
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  Miss World

  by Randi Black

  It’s 1993. Kim Ho wishes she were Courtney Love, instead of the chubby 16-year-old who clashes with her traditional Chinese parents. Her very own Kurt Cobain arrives in the form of Kevin, a 26-year-old failed musician. But Kevin uses Kim’s rock-star dreams to exploit her, and those dreams die along with the real Kurt Cobain. Too scared to tell anyone, Kim conjures up a cross-dressing imaginary friend and... (more)
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  The Ocoda Chronicles Book 1 Paladin

  by Daniel OConnell

  The Year is 2079 and the earth has recently been discovered by a ruthless alien race known as the T-Challa. Their plan is to enslave the population and to strip the earth of all its resources to maintain and expand their vast empire. However the earth is not without hope, another alien race called the X'ena's have sent a symbiotic probe to earth to help defend her from the T-Challa. The Probe which takes the... (more)