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From the author of American as Paneer Pie comes a magical middle grade adventure steeped in Indian folklore following a girl who learns how to find her voice and face her fears, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Amina's Song.. Ten-year-old Geetanjali doesn't mind singing, but she knows she'll never be as good as her mother, Aai, or grandmother, Aaji, famous classical singers from India whose celebrity has followed the family all the way to their small town of Deadwood, Michigan, where Geetanjali lives with her aai, and father, Baba. After freezing on stage during a concert performance, Geetanjali adds "fear of singing" to her list of fears, a list that seems to be multiplying daily. Aai tries to stress the importance of using one's voice and continuing to sing; Geetanjali hopes that when her Aaji, comes to visit this summer, she'll be able to help her.
About the Author
Supriya grew up in the Midwest, where she learned Hindi as a child by watching three Hindi movies a week. Winner of the New Visions Award for her middle grade novel AHIMSA (Tu Books, 2017) , Supriya is a screenwriter who has worked on the writing teams for several Hindi films. Supriya's books include AHIMSA, THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH (Sterling, 2019, art by Alea Marley) , AMERICAN AS PANEER PIE (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2020) , STRONG AS FIRE, FIERCE AS FLAME (Tu Books, 2020) , BINDU'S BINDIS (Sterling, 2021, art by Parvati Pillai) , THAT THING ABOUT BOLLYWOOD (Simon and Schuster BFYR, 2021) , BROWN IS BEAUTIFUL (FSG, 2022, art by Noor Sofi) , MY NAME (FSG, 2023, art by Sandhya Prabhat) . Supriya is the illustrator of MY DIWALI LIGHT (Raakhee Mirchandani, Little, Brown, 2022) , and AMERICAN DESI (Jyoti Rajan Gopal, Little, Brown, 2022) . Supriya is represented by Kathleen Rushall at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment for film/TV rights. Learn more at www.supriyakelkar.com
