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SONA AND THE WEDDING GAME by Kashmira Sheth, illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi Peachtree Publishing, 2015 ISBN: 978-1-56145-735-9 Ages 4-8 Source: publisher for review (Thanks!) All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Sona's big sister is getting married and she's been given an important job to do. She has to steal the groom's shoes. She's never attended a wedding before, so she's unfamiliar with this Indian tradition as well as many of the other magical experiences that will occur before and during the special event. But with the assistance of her annoying cousin Vishal, Sona finds a way to steal the shoes and get a very special reward. ABOUT THE AUTHOR   Kashmira Sheth is the author of the picture books Monsoon Afternoon and My Dadima Wears a Sari , as well as the award-winning young adult novels Blue Jasmine and Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet . She lives in Wisconsin. You can visit Kashmira Sheth’s website here . ...

THE LOVE OF DIVENA Blessings in India, #3 by Kay Marshall Strom Abingdon Press, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-4267-0910-4 Christian Historical Fiction Book received from publisher for blog tour. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK In this final book of the Blessings in India trilogy, Divena struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families. India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. “Why are we Hindus instead of Christians?” her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked. “Because we are Indian,” said Shridula. So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kay Mars...

VIKRAM AND THE ENCHANTED SEALS by Sanjiv Behera Richshaw Books, 2010 ISBN: 9780983104216 Grades 4 and up Copy sent by author for review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. Vikram, an apathetic kid from California, doesn’t want to be in India. But a death in the family leaves him no other choice. So he finds himself in a rural village, at his ancestral home where he meets his imposing grandfather. A special bond forms between them, and the old man gives Vikram an enchanted seal – a mystical relic from India's earliest civilization. It turns out that the seal is one of only a handful that combine to form the Dharma Cube, the most powerful weapon against evil the world has ever seen. Before Vikram can fully grasp the seal's profound significance, Grandpa is taken by Rakshasas – evil giants from the epic Ramayana – who are intent on destroying the Cube once and for all. Vikram enlists the help of younger brother Jai, and Manu, the family’s loyal servant,...