It’s about Nandini Venkat, a 15 year old girl, who goes on a murder-solving adventure from her room, since where she lives – The Lily and Daisy Twin Apartments, were sealed off by the BMC after one positive case of Covid-19 was detected.
If there are genres in ghost stories, they are all in here. Along with some strange settings, from Mumbai local trains to park benches to even a graveyard in USA. All in all, these are eleven dark and twisted stories, with a contemporary India thread running through.
Ahimsa by the author Supriya Kelkar is about India’s fight for Independence through the eyes of a ten year old girl, Anjali. The story revolves around Anjali’s life when her mum joined the ‘Quit India’ movement. The drastic changes in her life, the risks her parents took along with the people who were part of the movement, the peer pressure she experienced from her classmates because her parents were part of the movement and also because she treated the ‘untouchables’ like a normal human being.
Book: The Magic of the Lost Temple Author: Sudha Murty Type: Paperback Age group: 8+ years It happens so many times, that I want to time travel into my past, especially my childhood and experience…Continue Reading
Book: The Midnight Gang Author: David Walliams Type: Paperback Ages: 10-14 years What we like about this book: David Walliams has a way of being funny and sensitive at the same time. His…Continue Reading