This book is titled Beautiful Leela and is about a girl named Leela, who is around 12–13 years old. Leela feels insecure about her skin colour and is afraid to be seen. She doesn’t talk to many of her classmates and mostly keeps to herself except when she is with Aisha and Keshav, her two best friends.
Sometimes, you come across a book that holds the power to change an entire generation merely by explaining reality in simple, easy to understand words. The Amazing Generation is one such book, and it holds to power to make our children (and us) realise how technology and the tech giants have hypnotised us!
This anthology is a thoughtfully curated collection featuring both Indian and international poets. It brings together a wide range of emotions — joy, wit, sadness, wonder — while remaining accessible to children who are just being introduced to poetry.
The story is about a little tribal girl from the Pardhi community and a tiger cub. The jungle is her home. Her world. Until one day, a massive storm changes everything. Her family is forced to flee, she gets separated, and they are captured by forest officers.
Rarely do we encounter history as something alive, curious, and engaging. That’s what makes this book refreshing; it’s written in an approachable way for middle-grade readers, using simple language while opening up deep perspectives.
The story revolves around a 14-year-old girl, Aru, who is eager to get married and begin a new life with her husband. But her excitement is cut short by an unexpected tragedy—her husband dies under mysterious circumstances.
