Kashmira Shethová se ve svých dílech zabývá tématy kulturního přechodu a hledání identity, často prostřednictvím příběhů mladých hrdinek. Její styl se vyznačuje citlivým vykreslením emocí a rodinných vztahů, které jsou pevně zakotveny v indické kultuře, ale zároveň se prolínají s novými životními zkušenostmi v cizí zemi. Prostřednictvím svých postav zkoumá složitost dospívání, střet tradic a moderních hodnot a sílu odolnosti tváří v tvář nepřízni osudu. Její próza nabízí čtenářům hluboký vhled do univerzálního hledání místa ve světě.
Set in snowy Wisconsin, the story follows Nina as she introduces her new friends to winter fun. However, her excitement takes a turn when she spots a suspicious car at her neighbors' house while they are away. Determined to uncover the identity of the mystery person, Nina embarks on a thrilling adventure as a self-appointed Snow Spy, blending friendship, curiosity, and a touch of intrigue in her winter escapades.
Trapped. For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned.
When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess—but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters. Nina’s grandmother is coming to visit, all the way from India. It’s hard, only getting to see her grandparents on carefully timed video calls, scheduled to manage that ten-and-a-half hour time difference. But now Dadi is going to stay for several weeks! Nina can’t wait to see Dadi—but then it turns out that Montu, her annoying cousin, will also be coming. It’s challenging enough to manage her little sister, but Nina has gotten used to that, and even come to appreciate many of Kavita’s eccentricities. Still, it will be fun to introduce her extended family to life and friends in Madison, Wisconsin, and Nina is determined to become the perfect hostess. Surely, she can manage to plan a lovely visit, with the help of the lists she makes in her journal.
Nina Soni's competitive nature shines during Halloween as she strives to outdo her friend Jay's costume. Inspired by old boxes in the basement, she plans to create a thrilling haunted house to charge admission. However, as she dives into her ambitious project, unexpected challenges arise, putting her Halloween queen status to the test.
Nina, a lively Indian-American girl, finds herself bored during a rainy spring break and frustrated with her little sister Kavita's antics. When a pile of dirt appears at their neighbor's house, she seizes the opportunity to embark on an ambitious engineering project. Teaming up with Kavita, Nina aims to create something spectacular, but their plans take an unexpected turn, leading to humorous and unforeseen outcomes. This charming story explores sibling dynamics and the excitement of creativity.
A vibrant and deliciously amusing suspenseful story set in India about food and gardening, anticipation, and generosity. Every morning, Jiva works in his garden until the sun turns as red as a bride's sari. He plants peas and beans, potatoes and tomatoes, eggplants and okra in his vegetable patch. While his friend Ruvji admires his plants Jiva sings, "Plump peas, sweet peas, Lined-up-in-the-shell peas. Peas to munch, peas to crunch I want a feast of peas for lunch!" But each time Jiva is ready to pick the peas for his feast, they're already gone. He tries making a scarecrow and a fence, but it's no use. Who might have taken them this time?
<i>Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn't mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets. "A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies it's over." "What if my good fortune comes back?" "It doesn't."</i> <i></i> Pretty as a peacock, twelve-year-old Leela had been spoiled all her life. She doesn't care for school and barely marks the growing unrest between the British colonists and her own countrymen. Why should she? Her future has been planned since her engagement at two and marriage at nine.Leela's whole life changes, though, when her husband dies. She's now expected to behave like a proper widow: shaving her head and trading her jewel-toned saris for rough, earth-colored ones. Leela is considered unlucky now, and will have to stay confined to her house for a year-keep corner-in preparation for a life of mourning for a boy she barely knew. When her schoolteacher hears of her fate, she offers Leela lessons at home. For the first time, despite her confinement, Leela opens her eyes to the changing world around her. India is suffering from a severe drought, and farmers are unable to pay taxes to the British. She learns about a new leader of the people, a man named Gandhi, who starts a political movement and practices <i>satyagraha-</i>non-violent protest against the colonists as well as the caste system. The quiet strength of<i>satyagraha</i> may liberate her country. Could she use the same path to liberate herself?
„Eine Gratwanderung zwischen Sari, Bollywood und College.“ Bücher Die 16-jährige Jeeta aus Bombay hat Hochzeiten gründlich satt: Nachdem ihre beiden Schwestern endlich verheiratet worden sind, soll nun auch für sie eine Ehe arrangiert werden. Jeeta aber hat andere Vorstellungen von ihrem Leben: Sie möchte studieren. Als sie den Jungen Neel mit den schönen Mitternachtsaugen kennenlernt, schwebt Jeeta auf Wolke sieben. Aber ist ihre Liebe stark genug? Oder muss sie sich zwischen dem traditionellen Indien und dem modernen Leben in Bombay entscheiden?
