Indian/Indian American
Hollow Fires
Age 12 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Home is in Between
Age 03 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Education, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming by Individual, Welcoming by School
Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-Ji
Age 07 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd
How Maya Got Fierce
Age 14 or older
Themes: Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
How to Wear a Sari
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Engagement Tool: Arts, Engagement Tool: I'm Your Neighbor Books Created, Own Voices/Lived Experience
I’ll Go and Come Back
Age 03 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience
It’s Diwali!
Age 03 months or older
Themes: Celebrations: Diwali, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu
Karma Khullar’s Mustache
Age 08 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Sikh
Karthik Delivers
Age 10 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Human Rights Violation: Child Labor, The Arts
Living with Viola
Age 09 or older
Themes: Canadian Connection, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Love, Hate and Other Filters
Age 15 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Discrimination: Religious, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences: Dating, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Muslim
Lowji Discovers America
Age 09 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
Age 14 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Multiracial Identity, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Meet Me in Mumbai
Age 14 or older
Themes: Adoption, Coming of Age, Deportation, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Midsummer’s Mayhem
Age 08 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Engagement Tool: Arts, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generation: 1st, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Immigrant: Education
Misfit in Love
Age 14 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Much Ado About Baseball
Age 09 or older
Themes: Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
My Bindi
Age 4 or older
Themes: Discrimination: Religious, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu
My Dadima Wears a Sari
Age 05 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity
My Mechanical Romance
Age 14 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Own Voices/Lived Experience
My Name is Saajin Singh
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Sikh, Welcoming by Individual
My Paati’s Saris
Age 04 or older
Themes: Award Winner, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Welcoming by Community
My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding
Age 13 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts
Nikhil Out Loud
Age 8 or older
Themes: Allyship, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Engagement Tool: Discussion, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts, Welcoming by School
Nina Soni, Snow Spy
Age 07 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Genre: Action Adventure, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak
Age 08 or older
Themes: Anthology, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Pashmina
Age 09 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Visiting Home Country
Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala
Age 06 or older
Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Education, The Arts, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming Library Selection