Indian/Indian American

Hollow Fires

by Samira Ahmed

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

by Mitali Perkins

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

by F. Zia

Age 07 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd

How Maya Got Fierce

by Sona Charaipotra

Age 14 or older

Themes: Coming of Age, Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Own Voices/Lived Experience, The Arts

How to Wear a Sari

by Darshana Khiani

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

by Rajani LaRocca

Age 03 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

It’s Diwali!

by Kabir Sehgal

Age 03 months or older

Themes: Celebrations: Diwali, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu

Jukebox

by Nidhi Chanani

Age 10 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Karma Khullar’s Mustache

by Kristi Wientge

Age 08 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Multiracial Identity, Religious Background: Sikh

Karthik Delivers

by Sheela Chari

Age 10 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generational Differences, Human Rights Violation: Child Labor, The Arts

Laxmi’s Mooch

by Shelly Anand

Age 04 or older

Themes: Celebrations

Living with Viola

by Rosena Fung

Age 09 or older

Themes: Canadian Connection, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Love, Hate and Other Filters

by Samira Ahmed

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

by Candace Fleming

Age 09 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Economic

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know

by Samira Ahmed

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

by Sabina Khan

Age 14 or older

Themes: Adoption, Coming of Age, Deportation, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Midsummer’s Mayhem

by Rajani LaRocca

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

by S.K. Ali

Age 14 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Much Ado About Baseball

by Rajani LaRocca

Age 09 or older

Themes: Audiobook, Cross-Group Friendship, Family Relationship: Parents, Own Voices/Lived Experience

My America

by Karen Katz

Age 02 or older

Themes: Celebrations, Immigrant: Education, Multilingual Character

My Bindi

by Gita Varadarajan

Age 4 or older

Themes: Discrimination: Religious, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Hindu

My Dadima Wears a Sari

by Kashmira Sheth

Age 05 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity

My Mechanical Romance

by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Age 14 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Dating, Cross-Group Friendship, Own Voices/Lived Experience

My Name is Saajin Singh

by Kuljinder Kaur Brar

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

by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

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

by Sajni Patel

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

by Maulik Pancholy

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

by Kashmira Sheth

Age 07 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Genre: Action Adventure, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak

by Emily Hearn

Age 08 or older

Themes: Anthology, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Generation: 1st, Multilingual Character, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Pashmina

by Nidhi Chanani

Age 09 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Multiracial Identity, Visiting Home Country

Pavi Sharma’s Guide to Going Home

by Bridget Farr

Age 08 or older

Themes: Cross-Group Friendship

Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala

by Meenal Patel

Age 06 or older

Themes: Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 2nd, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Immigrant: Education, The Arts, Welcoming by Community, Welcoming Library Selection