Naming Maya by Uma Krishnaswami [in AsianWeek]
03 Dec, by in Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Middle Grade Readers, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American
A touching, slim coming-of-age novel about young Maya who travels one summer to Chennai, India, with her mother. Both mother and daughter are still stinging from a year-old divorce. There in the folds of...
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An adaptation in English by a mega-award winning author/illustrator, 
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Lyrical collection of semi-autobiographical short stories by one of Asia's most famous authors. The title story is a heartbreaking memory piece of a boy's first years that captures through young,...
Miyo, raised by her indulgent father after her mother’s death, is shocked to discover her father’s secret life when he passes away. She travels to Japan, to meet a half-sister...