About this item
Nina tried as hard as she could but still somehow forgot about her school project. Fortunately, a class lesson about Alexander Fleming suggests how she might make a great discovery -- and thus a great project! But with little sister Kavita's birthday party right around the corner, and her longtime friendship with Jay on the rocks, Nina has a lot to keep track of.Young chapter book readers are sure to relate to author Kashmira Sheth's endearing series starring Indian-American Nina Soni and her slightly scatter-brained efforts to manage her life with lists, definitions, and real-life math problems. Ideal for diverse book collections. eBook available.Best Children's Books of the Year -- Bank Street College of EducationOutstanding Achievement Awards -- Wisconsin Library AssociationRhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee) -- Rhode Island IRA Chapter, RILA, REIMAParents' Choice Recommended Award -- Parents' Choice FoundationAlso available:Nina Soni, Master of the GardenNina Soni, Sister Fixer.
About the Author
Kashmira Sheth grew up in Bhavangar, Gujarat, for eight years, when she was three she joined Montessori school. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents lived in Mumbai three hundred miles away from Bhavangar. At eight years Sheth, left Bhavangar, for Mumbai. She did her studying there until she was seventeen. She left Mumbai, to go to college, in Ames Iowa to do her BS at Iowa State University. Many people ask her why she chose Iowa. "I chose Iowa State, because my uncle worked there as a professor. " is the answer. She is the author of 7 books, two of them are picture books, called "My Dadima Wears a Sari. " and "Monsoon Rains"She has three books meant for teens. The fist one is called "Blue Jasmine"; which is about a girl named Seema who moved from India to Iowa. The second one is called; 'Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet'; this book is about a girl who is sixteen named Jeeta, her two sisters are married and now its her turn. Trouble is she does not want an arranged marriage. The last one and the most currents one is called, "Keeping Corner". This one is about a girl who is thirteen, named Leela, is widowed. She was married at age nine, and was about to be sent off to live with her husband. But her husband gets bitten by a venomous snake, and dies. Leela faces hardship, anger, and frustration. She is forced to shave her head, and never ever wear jewellery or colors. This takes place in the Gandhi era.Sheth is publishing a book called "Boys Without Names." in 2010Kashmira Sheth is now with her two daughters; Neha and Rupa, her husband in Madison Wisconsin.
