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Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

Nisha Sharma - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world . . . until a family betrayal costs her the biggest competition of her life. Now she has left her Chicago home behind to follow her stage mom to New Jersey. At the Princeton Academy of the Arts, Radha is determined...
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The Dream Runners

Shveta Thakrar - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

A lush tapestry of dreams, myth, and magic - perfect for fans of Holly Black, Roshani Chokshi, and Margaret Rogerson.Seven years ago, Tanvi was spirited away to the subterranean realm of Nagalok, where she joined the ranks of the dream runners: human children freed of all memory and emotion,...
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American Betiya

Anuradha D. Rajurkar - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Rani Kelkar has never lied to her parents, until she meets Oliver. The same qualities that draw her in--his tattoos, his charisma, his passion for art--make him her mother's worst nightmare.They begin dating in secret, but when Oliver's troubled home life unravels, he starts to ask more...
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Beauty and the Besharam

Lillie Vale - ‎Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"Warm, joyful, and funny! This delightful gender-flipped Beauty and the Beast is the perfect, sweet rom-com to snuggle up with."--Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately Heated competition leads to even hotter romance in this YA summer rom-com for fans of Sandhya Menon, Emma...
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The Knockout

Sajni Patel
Format: Hardcover

"A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this #ownvoices YA debut full of heart. If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. She's landed the chance...
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The Star-touched Queen

Roshani Chokshi - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly...
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Pashmina

NIDHI CHANANI - First Second
Format: Paperback

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions -- the topic of India is permanently closed.For...
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The Tiger at Midnight

Swati Teerdhala - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The first book in an epic heart-pounding fantasy trilogy inspired by ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology, perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Rene Ahdieh. * A Book Riot Most Anticipated Novel of 2019 * B&N Top 50 Most Anticipated Novels *A broken bond. A dying land. A cat-and-mouse...
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Rani Patel In Full Effect

Sonia Patel - Cinco Puntos Press
Format: Print book

Almost seventeen, Rani Patel appears to be a kick-ass Indian girl breaking cultural norms as a hip-hop performer in full effect. But in truth, she's a nerdy flat-chested nobody who lives with her Gujarati immigrant parents on the remote Hawaiian island of Moloka'i, isolated from her high...
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When Dimple Met Rishi

Sandhya Menon - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2017 A School Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2017 A Bustle Best YA Novel of 2017 A PopSugar Best Young Adult Novel...
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A girl like that

Tanaz Bhathena - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover

"Fascinating and disturbing. " - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things:...
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You Bring the Distant Near

MITALI PERKINS - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Longlisted for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Horn Book School Library Journal Publishers Weekly BOOKLIST Five girls. Three generations. One great American love story. You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship,...
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My So-Called Bollywood Life

NISHA SHARMA - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The romance of Stephanie Perkins meets the quirk of Maureen Johnson, then gets a Bollywood twist in this fate-filled debut that takes the future into its own hands.Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soul mate, but their love was written in the stars. Literally, a pandit...
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A Time to Dance

Padma Venkatraman - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Print book

Padma Venkatraman's inspiring story of a young girl's struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power...
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The Library of Fates

ADITI KHORANA - Razorbill
Format: Hardcover

A romantic coming-of-age fantasy tale steeped in Indian folklore, perfect for fans of The Star-Touched Queen and The Wrath and the Dawn No one is entirely certain what brings the Emperor Sikander to Shalingar. Until now, the idyllic kingdom has been immune to his many violent...
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Symptoms of a Heartbreak

Sona Charaipotra - Imprint
Format: Hardcover

"A tender YA romance set in the thick of the medical world." -- Entertainment WeeklyThe youngest doctor in America, an Indian-American teen makes her rounds -- and falls head over heels -- in the contemporary romantic comedy Symptoms of a Heartbreak. Fresh from...
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