The Bridge Home

My Name Is Parvana

Bravelands #5: The Spirit-Eaters

The Wainscott Weasel

The Bubble Wrap Boy

Road to Tater Hill

Mary of Plymouth

Seaglass Summer

Read Padma Venkatraman's posts on the Penguin Blog.Fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of going to college- an unusual aspiration for a girl living in British occupied India during World War II. Then tragedy strikes, and Vidya and her brother are forced to move into a traditional household with their extended family, where women are meant to be married, not educated. Breaking the rules, Vidya finds refuge in her grandfather's library. But then her brother does something unthinkable, and Vidya's life becomes a whirlwind of political and personal complications. The question is, will she be strong enough to survive?Watch a Video 

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The Bridge Home

Padma Venkatraman, 2019

My Name Is Parvana

Deborah Ellis, 2012

Bravelands #5: The Spirit-Eaters

Erin Hunter, 2020

The Wainscott Weasel

Fred Marcellino, Tor Seidler, 1993

The Bubble Wrap Boy

Phil Earle, 2014

Road to Tater Hill

Edith M. Hemingway, 2009

Mary of Plymouth

James Otis, 1910

Seaglass Summer

Anjali Banerjee, 2010