Recommended Reads: young fiction
YF SHEET, K
NINA SONI, PERFECT HOSTESS
Kashmira Sheth
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.
YF DEEN, N
SPOOKY SLEUTHS: THE GHOST TREE
Natasha
Deen
When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc.
YF HALD, R
WORD TRAVELERS AND THE TAJ MAHAL MYSTERY
Raj Haldar
Eddie and MJ are suddenly transported to India where they must use their word knowledge to solve a mystery and help their new friend Dev save his school.
ISLA TO ISLAND: WELCOME TO THE ISLAND YF COST, D
Dela
Costa
Eight-year-old Isla Verde loves living on the ever-adventurous island of Sol with her best friend, a gecko named Fitz, but when a new girl moves next door, Isla has a hard time keeping her big secret--that she can talk to animals!
Mitali Banerjee Ruths AWESOME ORANGE BIRTHDAY YF RUTH, M
Priya is planning her aunty's birthday party. She will donate the money she makes to help save the cutest endangered animal on the planet, the quokka! Priya sends out handmade invitations, makes DIY decorations, and sets an orange-only snacks menu! Will Priya's very first party be a success?
KWAME’S MAGIC QUEST: RISE OF THE GREEN FLAME YF MENS, B
Bernard Mensah
Eight-year-old Kwame is eager to start Nkonyaa School and learn calabash magic, yet none of the teachers can figure out what kind of magic is in his calabash--but when one of Kwame's new friends is possessed by an evil magic his power is revealed.
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TAN,
S
PETS RULE!: MY KINGDOM OF DARKNESS
Susan
Tan
For Ember, a rescue Chihuahua and the newest pet in the Chin family, the first step in fulfilling his destiny to rule the world is to defeat the evil neighborhood squirrel, Masher.
Katie Tsang SAM WU IS NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS YF TSAN, K
After an embarrassing incident on his school field trip, Sam is determined to prove that he is not afraid of ghosts.
Zetta Elliott DRAGONS IN A BAG YF ELLI, Z
In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling.
Zanib Mian
Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.
PRAS, M
SEJAL SINHA BATTLES SUPERSTORMS
Maya Prasad
When a storm threatens Diwali celebrations, eight-year-old Sejal Sinha, a spunky IndianAmerican girl with an active imagination, tries to use science to save her family's beloved holiday.
EXPLORERS AND THE CAVE CRISIS YF KING, S
Sent to explore a network of caves in India, Leah the biology expert and Cheng the geology expert soon discover there's more to this daring mission than meets the eye. SJ King
MINDY KIM AND THE SUMMER MUSICAL YF LEE, L
Lyla Lee
Mindy can't wait to be in a local community theater production of Cinderella. Mindy has her sights on the lead role. But instead of Cinderella, Mindy ends up being cast as the evil stepsister! Mindy is worried that means people might see her as mean. Can Mindy figure out a way to make the role her own?
Dwayne Reed SIMON
A humorous and heartwarming bounceto-the-beat underdog story about a young rapper whose rhymes help bring his community together.
MEENA MEETS HER MATCH YF MANT, K
Karla Manternach
Third-grader Meena Zee navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and school while being diagnosed with epilepsy.