Najwa is a Scrabble player. The best Scrabble player. Along with a group of other players, Scrabble is her life. However, Najwa has been haunted by the mysterious death of her best friend, the matchless Queen of the Tiles: Trina.
Category: Tween Books
This graphic novel has three different stories of adventures from chasing to solve the mystery of the baby shoes to the adventure in Texas around Amar’s cowboy hat. The stories are totally packed with action.
This book is inspired by a lawyer, Afroz Shah, whose determination could transform Mumbai’s Versova beach back into a serene spot.
Trunk Call for Ajju is a heartwarming book that reminds us of our collective responsibility to fight for those who cannot speak. In this case, an elephant called Molly.
This book beautifully weaves the life of a herd, challenges, and difficulties faced by a leader and how he/she overcomes that, and how a leader always has to be calm, unafraid, and humble – all with simple and captivating snippets.
The stories are a retelling of folklore that originated in the languages Kodava, Tulu, Badaga, etc., which are some languages I only learned about now. Through the stories, I got a glimpse of the culture of Southern India, especially the coastal regions.