{"id":49799,"date":"2022-09-08T11:12:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=49799"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:09:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:09:31","slug":"tamarind-and-the-star-of-ishta-by-jasbinder-bilan-in-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/tamarind-and-the-star-of-ishta-by-jasbinder-bilan-in-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamarind and the Star of Ishta by Jasbinder Bilan [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49529\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Tamarind-and-the-Star-of-Ishta-Jasbinder-Bilan-BookDragon-524x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Tamarind-and-the-Star-of-Ishta-Jasbinder-Bilan-BookDragon-524x800.jpg 524w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/Tamarind-and-the-Star-of-Ishta-Jasbinder-Bilan-BookDragon.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>British actor Seema Bowri makes her narrating debut, her crisp, youthful voice an ideal match for 11-year-old Tamarind, a Bristol, England-raised girl meeting her late mother\u2019s family for the first time. Her father, recently remarried and on his way to his honeymoon, arranges to leave Tamarind in the Himalayan mansion her mother once called home.<\/p>\n<p>Tamarind\u2019s initial nervousness is quickly eased by the palpable welcome, especially from her grandmother and 9-year-old cousin Arjun. She might have even made a new friend in the sprawling, overgrown gardens. While Tamarind yearns to learn more about her mother, no one seems willing to share any memories. From mythical cities to the ancient goddess Ishtar, Bilan seamlessly infuses her sophomore middle-grade novel with just enough mayhem and magic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: Bowri warmly enhances Tamarind\u2019s quest for answers and understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoollibraryjournal.com\/story\/twenty-two-audiobooks-inspired-by-fairy-tales-and-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;22 Audiobooks Inspired by Fairy Tales and Mythology,&#8221; <em>School Library Journal<\/em>, August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>From the introduction<\/strong>:\u00a0For the latest audio roundup, we turn to titles inspired by fairy tales and mythology, each published in 2022. Rewriting, adapting, subverting the familiar has long been a popular literary trope \u2013 who can argue with universal appeal? Cinderella, especially, continues to be an evergreen favorite, appearing in multiple stories, often in surprising permutations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoollibraryjournal.com\/story\/twenty-two-audiobooks-inspired-by-fairy-tales-and-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read (and listen) on!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British actor Seema Bowri makes her narrating debut, her crisp, youthful voice an ideal match for 11-year-old Tamarind, a Bristol, England-raised girl meeting her late mother\u2019s family for the first time. 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