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Varsha Seshan

The School for Bad Girls

November 29, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I was reading The School for Bad Girls and I mentioned how much I was enjoying it to an acquaintance. Immediately, she said, “I thought Anandibai Joshi was the first […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: historical fiction, Madhurima Vidyarthi, reading, review, The School for Bad Girls, Young Adult

Kushti Kid

November 28, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve read and enjoyed so many of Vibha Batra’s books that when I saw Kushti Kid, I knew I had to read it. And it’s lovely! Several of Vibha’s books […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Kushti Kid, reading, review, Vibha Batra

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

November 27, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Diaphoresis and dyslexia. Mason Buttle has both, and both trouble him. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg of his troubles. His best friend Benny Kilmartin is dead. His […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, Leslie Connor, Middle Grade, reading, review, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

The One and Only Ruby

November 20, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Is there any child who doesn’t love elephants? Magnificent African elephants with their enormous tusks, the gentler-looking Asian elephants with their smaller ears—I loved them all. So, of course I […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for tweens, Katherine Applegate, Middle Grade, reading, review, The One and Only Ruby

The One and Only Bob

November 18, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Katherine Applegate’s books are a treasure. Recently, I reread The One and Only Bob, a lovely book featuring an unforgettable character. About a month ago, I reviewed Odder, and I […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for tweens, Katherine Applegate, Middle Grade, reading, review, The One and Only Bob

Rick

November 17, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been reading about Melissa and Rick on so many book lists that I’ve had Alex Gino’s books on my (endless) TBR forever. I finally read Rick, and I realise […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Alex Gino, books for tweens, Middle Grade, reading, review, Rick

When You Trap a Tiger

November 10, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What an unexpected book! Often, I don’t know much about books before I read them. Some books keep showing up on my social media. Others are recommended to me multiple […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books for tweens, Middle Grade, reading, review, Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

The Poet X

November 9, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been meaning to read Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X ever since I read Clap When You Land and discovered that she had another, more famous verse novel. I borrowed […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Elizabeth Acevedo, reading, review, The Poet X, Young Adult

Amil and the After

November 8, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Five years ago, I read The Night Diary. It’s a story that brings alive the bewilderment of children forced to move out of their homes during the Partition. But just […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Amil and the After, books for tweens, Middle Grade, reading, review, Veera Hiranandani

Paati vs UNCLE

November 6, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re rereading Paati vs UNCLE by Meera Ganapathi at my book club! It is a delightful combination of funny and serious, action-driven and character-driven, making it a perfect book club read. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, Meera Ganapathi, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Paati vs UNCLE, reading, review

Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor

November 4, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I borrowed Leonora Bolt: The Great Gadget Games from a library recently, and my first thought was that the series would be perfect for my book club! A science-loving protagonist with imaginative, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, books for ages nine and ten, Leonora Bolt, Lucy Brandt, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, review

Birds on the Brain

November 2, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Uma Krishnaswami’s Birds on the Brain is such a lovely book! I’ve read Book Uncle and Me with my book club, and I just revisited the post I wrote about it. Three years ago, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Birds on the Brain, book club, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, review, Uma Krishnaswami

Where Does It Hurt?

October 29, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Where does it hurt? It’s such a simple question. If I read it aloud, I find my voice getting softer, kinder, more patient. And that’s what this Hook Book by […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Allen Shaw, books for ages five and six, Chapter Books, Hook Books, picture books, reading, review, Samina Mishra, Where Does It Hurt

The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice

October 23, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What a charming book! Hopeful, whimsical and ever so sweet, The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice is a book I loved as an adult and would have enjoyed as a child. Rupus Beewinkle […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, early middle grade, Rachel Chivers Khoo, reading, review, The Wishkeeper's Apprentice

You Go First

October 11, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to read Erin Entrada Kelly’s books for a while. As a writer of middle-grade, hers is a name that keeps popping up. I finally read You Go […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, Erin Entrada Kelly, Middle Grade, reading, review, You Go First

Odder

October 9, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love Katherine Applegate, and I’ve been meaning to read Odder ever since it came out. Finally, I borrowed it from Kahaani Box and devoured it. It’s such a lovely […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Katherine Applegate, Middle Grade, novel in verse, Odder, reading, review

Leonora Bolt: The Great Gadget Games

September 25, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love it when I come across books that I can read with my book club! I’ve been reading about Leonora Bolt for a while, but The Great Gadget Games […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, early middle grade, Leonora Bolt, Lucy Brandt, reading, review, The Great Gadget Games

The Last Windwitch

September 19, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I read fantasy! I often find it hard to get into fantasy because of the detailed world-building that it demands. I think that’s one of […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, fantasy, Jennifer Adam, Middle Grade, reading, review, The Last Windwitch

Pax, Journey Home

September 16, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I haven’t read Pax, but I picked up Pax, Journey Home from Kahaani Box. It’s a lovely book, but I have a warning – don’t read the blurb! I don’t […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for tweens, Middle Grade, Pax Journey Home, reading, review, Sara Pennypacker

Gooney Bird Greene

September 12, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Gooney Bird Greene was the second book I read from Kahaani Box, and it’s a fun story by an author whose work I admire. Lois Lowry has written such a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, early middle grade, Gooney Bird Greene, Lois Lowry, reading, review

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