We are introduced to young Zooni who is a playful and feisty girl. Along with her older cousin, Maqbool Sherwani, she is in the thick of fervent patriotic discussions about the fate of Kashmir.
Category: 10-12 years
The book has traditional tales revolving around the nine forms of Durga. It also gives information on how each Durga festival is celebrated in different parts of the country.
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.
The story starts with Karthik, who is part of the AKA Detective Club, and who gets a really high-tech and expensive drone from his father as a ‘sorry-I-missed-your-birthday’ present.
Kai, Leo, and Sully (short for Suleikha) call themselves the Freezies — a quirky trio pushed to the fringes of their school’s social scene.
Threads that Bind celebrates sibling bonds and makes one realise that all siblings are the same wherever or whoever they are! Each story in the book begins with an incident between Lord Ganesha and Lord Karthikeya and is followed by Goddess Parvati narrating a story about two other siblings from the mythology who have been in a similar situation as the two brothers.
