Catagory: Children

What would you do if you didn’t fit in?
Muskaan is in hospital, fighting for her life.
Three classmates—her former best friend Aaliya, the hottie Prateek, and the class topper Subhojoy—talk about Muskaan, and themselves. About school, home and the larger world, the school bus and the basketball court; about secrets that become burdens. And through their stories are revealed the twists and turns that drove Muskaan to try to kill herself.
Funny and tragic by turns, Talking of Muskaan is a warm, moving novel about life and death and the young people caught in between.

‘Probably one of the best teen books from an Indian writer’ – 101 Indian Children’s Books We Love
Priya believes her dad died before she was born until her liar-liar-pants-on-firemother tells her he is alive and wants to meet her. But her dad doesn’t just want to meet her, he wants to get to know her! Her ghastly beaky nose is clearly not the only thing Priya’s inherited from him, he is as stubborn as she is.
Suddenly, Priya’s well-ordered, laid-back life is thrown into tumult with this dad person interfering with her routine, making her take maths tuitions and, even worse, getting popular with her friends, who really should have known better.
And as if that wasn’t enough, her mum’s acting strange and giggly … Can Priya get rid of Dad the Bad before he completely messes up her life? Earlier published as Chip of the Old Blockhead.
Praise for the book:
‘It’s fun all the way and will leave you happy and light at heart’ – Deccan Herald
‘Stands out because of the manner in which it deals with teenage angst’ – DNA

Kittu is lost!
The World’s Most Chaotic Family has left him behind at a dhaba on the highway in the middle of nowhere. He is rescued by an icecreamwala and suddenly, Kittu’s terrible, horrible day turns mad!
Who would have thought that this middle-of-nowhere place would have a skate park? The icecreamwala’s daughter Mad is mad about skateboarding and now Kittu wants to zoom around on a skateboard, too!
But can a boy with one leg who walks on crutches learn to skateboard? Is Kittu mad to even try?
This book was a winner in the Children First writing competition, organised by Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts, and Duckbill Books.

This book is a chronicle of memories … narratives from an India which few of us who read this book will ever encounter.
Have you ever really looked at the people who live on the streets around you?
Many of them have fought against unimaginable odds to live a life of dignity and courage. Some have emerged from their sufferings with greater strength, and gone on to help others like them.
Harsh Mander writes with compassion and deep sensitivity about these unsung heroes of India—Mogalamma who cannot walk and yet is a pillar of support for others like her; Rajmane who was wrongfully imprisoned and now assists other poor prisoners get justice—and helps us see that there is another India around us, if only we would stop and look.
This is a book that every young Indian should read, because it is easy to forget that for every successful Sindhu and Rahman, there are thousands of Mogalammas and Rajmanes, struggling bravely just to live a normal life.