Kashmira Sheth Bücher

„Eine Gratwanderung zwischen Sari, Bollywood und College.“ Bücher Die 16-jährige Jeeta aus Bombay hat Hochzeiten gründlich satt: Nachdem ihre beiden Schwestern endlich verheiratet worden sind, soll nun auch für sie eine Ehe arrangiert werden. Jeeta aber hat andere Vorstellungen von ihrem Leben: Sie möchte studieren. Als sie den Jungen Neel mit den schönen Mitternachtsaugen kennenlernt, schwebt Jeeta auf Wolke sieben. Aber ist ihre Liebe stark genug? Oder muss sie sich zwischen dem traditionellen Indien und dem modernen Leben in Bombay entscheiden?

Set in snowy Wisconsin, the story follows Nina as she introduces her new friends to winter fun. However, her excitement takes a turn when she spots a suspicious car at her neighbors' house while they are away. Determined to uncover the identity of the mystery person, Nina embarks on a thrilling adventure as a self-appointed Snow Spy, blending friendship, curiosity, and a touch of intrigue in her winter escapades.

Trapped. For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned.

When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess—but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters. Nina’s grandmother is coming to visit, all the way from India. It’s hard, only getting to see her grandparents on carefully timed video calls, scheduled to manage that ten-and-a-half hour time difference. But now Dadi is going to stay for several weeks! Nina can’t wait to see Dadi—but then it turns out that Montu, her annoying cousin, will also be coming. It’s challenging enough to manage her little sister, but Nina has gotten used to that, and even come to appreciate many of Kavita’s eccentricities. Still, it will be fun to introduce her extended family to life and friends in Madison, Wisconsin, and Nina is determined to become the perfect hostess. Surely, she can manage to plan a lovely visit, with the help of the lists she makes in her journal.

Nina Soni's competitive nature shines during Halloween as she strives to outdo her friend Jay's costume. Inspired by old boxes in the basement, she plans to create a thrilling haunted house to charge admission. However, as she dives into her ambitious project, unexpected challenges arise, putting her Halloween queen status to the test.

Nina, a lively Indian-American girl, finds herself bored during a rainy spring break and frustrated with her little sister Kavita's antics. When a pile of dirt appears at their neighbor's house, she seizes the opportunity to embark on an ambitious engineering project. Teaming up with Kavita, Nina aims to create something spectacular, but their plans take an unexpected turn, leading to humorous and unforeseen outcomes. This charming story explores sibling dynamics and the excitement of creativity.

A vibrant and deliciously amusing suspenseful story set in India about food and gardening, anticipation, and generosity. Every morning, Jiva works in his garden until the sun turns as red as a bride's sari. He plants peas and beans, potatoes and tomatoes, eggplants and okra in his vegetable patch. While his friend Ruvji admires his plants Jiva sings, "Plump peas, sweet peas, Lined-up-in-the-shell peas. Peas to munch, peas to crunch I want a feast of peas for lunch!" But each time Jiva is ready to pick the peas for his feast, they're already gone. He tries making a scarecrow and a fence, but it's no use. Who might have taken them this time?

Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain, but I loved my milk-glass bangles and lakkh bracelets. "A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies, it's over." "What if my good fortune comes back?" "It doesn't." Pretty as a peacock, twelve-year-old Leela had been spoiled all her life. She didn't care for school and barely noticed the growing unrest between the British colonists and her countrymen. Her future was planned since her engagement at two and marriage at nine. However, everything changes when her husband dies. Now, she must behave like a proper widow: shaving her head and trading her vibrant saris for rough, earth-colored ones. Considered unlucky, she will be confined to her house for a year, mourning a boy she barely knew. When her schoolteacher learns of her fate, she offers Leela lessons at home. For the first time, despite her confinement, Leela begins to see the changing world around her. India is suffering from drought, and farmers struggle to pay taxes to the British. She learns about Gandhi, who leads a political movement practicing satyagraha—non-violent protest against colonists and the caste system. Could this quiet strength liberate her country and herself?