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Cross Group 13
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Folklore 2
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Fiction 65
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Non-Fiction 11
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Boy/Man 53
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Girl/Woman 54
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Joint Main 21
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Secondary 53
The Wednesday Bazaar
Bela's lost her Ma at the bazaar! Where could she have gone? With the help of a whole new host of friends Bela found her mother
Bringing Asha Home
Eight-year-old Arun waits impatiently while international adoption paperwork is completed so that he can meet his new baby sister from India.
A Day I Remember
This is a day that Swayam will always remember: he's going to be "Markundi", the boy who keeps the bridegroom (his uncle) company through the wedding preparations
Divali Rose
As the festival of Divali approaches, Ricki wants to confess that he accidentally broke a rosebud off the bush he and his grandfather planted, but grandfather is busy blaming the neighbors who are newly arrived in Trinidad from India. Includes facts about Divali and the people and language of Trinidad
Visit the Bhil Carnival
"Each year, people of the Bhil tribe from Madhya Pradesh in central India celebrate a wonderful carnival call Bhagoria"--Back cover. A brother and sister visit the carnival together
Rangoli
A little girl visiting her grandmother in an Indian village discovers the house marks--also known as rangoli or kolam--that Indian women create in rice, paint, and other media, and learns how to make her own pattern in her city apartment
Monsoon Afternoon
A young boy and his grandfather find much they can do together on a rainy day during monsoon season in India
Grandfather Gandhi
"Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace"--Amazon.com
The Great Desert Adventure
"Jay and Juhi take us all on another exiciting adventure! This time they head off to the vast Thar desert, meet a new friend, go for a ride on a camel--and then get to a very special puppet show"--Back cover