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• Maya in Multicolor

  Teerdhala, Swati,

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  College freshman Maya is under too much pressure to put up with a commitment-phobic boyfriend. Their breakup leaves her wanting a fresh start, and what better for that than planning a festival that celebrates rebirth? The only problem is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tiger at Midnight

  Teerdhala, Swati

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  In this South Indian-inspired fantasy series opener, a young soldier, Kunal, is tasked with finding the legendary assassin who killed his uncle, an influential general who had been maintaining peace after a coup wiped out the royal family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's Something About Sweetie

  Menon, Sandhya

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  High school track star Sweetie Nair is tired of her mom constantly insisting that happiness is impossible until she "gets thin." When the parents of the basketball team's resident heartthrob, Ashish Patel, approach the Nairs about a match…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ivory Key

  Raman, Akshaya,

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  In this stunning fantasy world, magic is a physical resource mined from deep underground. And the magic mines of Ashoka are running out. Ashoka's maharani was recently assassinated, and his four children - new queen Vira, resentful Ronak,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beauty and the Besharam

  Vale, Lillie,

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  Prickly, outspoken Kavya has grown up with her Indian-American family telling her she's too besharam ("shameless" in Hindi), but she leans into that personality - sometimes a little too hard, like when her sweet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Love Match

  Taslim, Priyanka

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  In this Austenian comedy of manners, college-bound Zahra has deferred her acceptance to a good university in order to help her family financially for another year. Her Bangladeshi-immigrant mother has other ideas about Zahra's future…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Star Daughter

  Thakrar, Shveta,

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  Sheetal is the daughter of a human father and a literal star who was called back to the heavens nine years ago. Now, Sheetal's celestial powers are getting harder to control. When she accidentally injures her father, the only thing that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Match Made in Mehendi

  Bajpai, Nandini,

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  When Simi accidentally sets up her cousin with the perfect sweetheart, her mom and aunt are convinced that Simi is now the 4th generation to inherit their family's gift for matchmaking. Simi knows it was just a fortuitous coincidence, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boyfriend Wish

  Teerdhala, Swati

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  Growing up in a close-knit neighborhood where everyone knows (and pranks) each other, Deepa has compiled a detailed life plan that includes finding the love of her life before college. When her best shot at a boyfriend falls apart right in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monsters Born and Made

  Berwah, Tanvi

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  In this fantasy that blends Hindu mythology with Polynesian worldbuilding, Koral and her brother make a living for their family by capturing maristags, monstrous steeds for the elite caste's quadrennial Glory Race. When they fail to bring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Girl Like That

  Bhathena, Tanaz

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  Zarin had the deck stacked against her - orphaned, living with abusive family members, and a free-spirited, mixed-race, non-Muslim girl living in Saudi Arabia. She responded by acting out, smoking and driving unchaperoned with boys. When a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters of the Snake

  Nanua, Sarena

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  In this Punjabi retelling of The Prince and the Pauper, Princess Rani longs for the freedom to seek a mystical artifact that could save her kingdom from an impending war. Then she encounters orphaned pickpocket Ria, who looks exactly like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Star-touched Queen

  Chokshi, Roshani

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  In this epic fantasy inspired by Hindu lore with echoes of the Greek Pandora myth, rajah's daughter Maya was born under stars that predicted only death and destruction. Her father asks her to agree to a political match and then commit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Dimple Met Rishi

  Menon, Sandhya

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  In this classic coming-of-age story, recent high school graduates Dimple and Rishi have a disastrously bad first meeting at a Stanford summer science program. What rebellious, aspiring coder Dimple doesn't know (but dutiful son Rishi does)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dream Runners

  Thakrar, Shveta,

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  The realm of Nagalok has two groups of inhabitants: the naga, serpentine beings who must consume mortals' dreams to live, and the mortals that serve them, mostly by gathering dreams from the mortal realm. Teenaged dream harvester Tanvi has…Read moreRead more of this annotation