Readalong Archive

A Great Country
Readalong El Foster Readalong El Foster

A Great Country

A Great Country by Shilpa Somaya Gowda - From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police.

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Dry Spells
Readalong Julianna Jones Readalong Julianna Jones

Dry Spells

Dry Spells by Archana Maniar - A devastating drought. A city ripe with secrets. A family with a past just waiting to be discovered.

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The Promise Of Rain
Readalong Julianna Jones Readalong Julianna Jones

The Promise Of Rain

The Promise of Rain by Vasundra Tailor - A treasured necklace that could unlock a family mystery. But why has it been hidden away for sixty years?

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The Secret Of Elephants
Readalong Char McCallum Readalong Char McCallum

The Secret Of Elephants

The Secret Of Elephants by Vasundra Tailor - While travelling to Zimbabwe might lead to a brighter future for Nirmala and her son, it could also reignite the bitter family feud that condemned her family to poverty. Nirmala is ready to risk it all to uncover the truth, but how will she cope when this journey changes her life forever?

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The Dream Builders
Readalong Jenny Ayre Readalong Jenny Ayre

The Dream Builders

The Dream Builders by Oindrila Mukherjee - A stunning, multi-perspective epic about class division, the constraints of gender roles, and the history of India.

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Black River
Readalong Jen Smith-Furmage Readalong Jen Smith-Furmage

Black River

Black River by Nilanjana Roy - The Indian village of Teetarpur is a quiet, unremarkable place, until one of its children is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree. In the largely Hindu community, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslim man, Mansoor. It's up to local policeman Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh to uncover the truth.

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Ma Is Scared and other stories
Readalong Jen Smith-Furmage Readalong Jen Smith-Furmage

Ma Is Scared and other stories

Ma Is Scared by Anjali Kajal - An anxious mother waits for her daughter to return from work, while deflecting comments from judgmental neighbours... A chance encounter with an old college friend triggers the memory of a cruel trap once set for a young student, just because of her caste... In the middle of a lecture on the legacies of sexual abuse, a woman feels the weight of a whole lifetime suddenly pressing down on her...

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How To Kidnap The Rich
Readalong Sukhy Cooke Readalong Sukhy Cooke

How To Kidnap The Rich

How To Kidnap The Rich by Rahul Raina- Ramesh Kumar grew up deprived and unloved, working on his father's tea stall in the Old City of Delhi. Now, brilliant but poor, he makes a lucrative living taking tests for the sons of India's elite.

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