Sarika aka Saru is probably one of the most interesting third graders you will meet in a book! She is feisty, fiercely independent, strongly opinionated and, most importantly, absolutely convinced that she is almost always right. 😄As the name suggests, Saru hates saying sorry.
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.
Arjun loves science. But the mess that they leave behind are not something that his mother likes. With experiments firmly banned at home, the school’s announcement of a science competition feels like the universe finally giving Arjun his moment. There’s just one catch: he has to work with his bench mate, Kiara Parekh, who he finds thoroughly annoying.
Class 5A is getting ready for Annual Day, and their class is performing Rapunzel. Everyone auditions for their favorite character. Agalya wants to be Rapunzel, and so does her best friend Prisha.
Grade II is going on a class trip to Mysore, however, Mahalaxmi’s parents refuse to send her as they find the expense “unnecessary”. Ira comes up with an idea to help Mahalaxmi.
Mr Bakshi, sends Nimmi’s class to a team-building camp on the outskirts of Mumbai, hoping that the students will learn to work together.
Instead, Nimmi’s classmates are convinced that a serial killer is on the loose, and they fear potential vegetarian-hating cannibals roaming about. In this chaotic setting, Nimmi’s lumpy sleeping bag takes on an unprecedented starring role.
