NEW ARRIVALS (JULY) The Exile By Navtej Sarna │ Category: Fiction Recommended for Senior Children In 1839, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab, one of India’s greatest rulers, died and his empire was plunged into chaos. Less than a decade later, weakened by internecine rivalry and intrigue, Punjab fell into the waiting hands of the British. The ruler who signed away the kingdom and its treasures, including the famed Koh-i-noor diamond, was an eleven-year-old boy, Duleep Singh, the youngest of Ranjit Singh’s acknowledged sons. The Calcutta Chromosome By Amitav Ghosh │Category: Fiction Recommended for Senior Children The Calcutta Chromosome is the third book of Amitav Ghosh, published in 1996, one of his ventures into the writings of a science fiction thriller that encompasses multiple timelines and a deftly maneuvering narrative weaving not merely a significant number of characters but also seamlessly merging fact, history, science, medical evolution, malaria and fiction altogether into one heck of a book. Sea of Poppies Edited by Amitav Ghosh │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children A terrific novel, the first volume in a projected trilogy, unfolds in north India and the Bay of Bengal in 1838 on the eve of the British attack on the Chinese ports known as the first opium war. In Sea of Poppies, Amitav Ghosh assembles from different corners of the world sailors, marines and passengers for the Ibis, a slaving schooner now converted to the transport of coolies and opium. In bringing his troupe of characters to Calcutta and into the open water, Ghosh provides the reader with all manner of stories, and equips himself with the personnel to man and navigate an old-fashioned literary three-decker. Pink or Black2 By Tishaa │Category: Fiction Recommended for Middle school children A book which is a modern spin on the high-school-drama genre. This hugely entertaining book captures the life of teenagers with inimitable wit and charm. Presenting Tishaa Khosla, who returns with her latest page-turner— the much-anticipated sequel to the national bestseller Pink or Black. Betrayal By Danielle Steel │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children Oliver Watson's world suddenly dissolves around him when Sarah, his wife of eighteen years, returns to Harvard to get her master's degree. Oliver is left on his own, with three children and a freedom he never wanted and doesn't completely understand. His family's needs and demands suddenly consume his life. Spinning Yarns By Deepa Agarwal │Category: English Stories Recommended for Junior children The Best Childrens Stories from India, the classic works of literary giants like Rabindranath Tagore and Premchand accompany the offerings of modern masters like R. K. Narayan, Vikram Seth, Paul Zacharia and Sudha Murty. Savour the evergreen charm of Sukumar Rays poetry and devour an exciting shikar tale by Jim Corbett. Well-loved contemporary writers like Ruskin Bond, Ranjit Lal and Paro Anand too find a place in the book. Selected with much love and thought, the stories and poems in this anthology provide an unforgettable experience for readers of all ages. Daddy By Danielle Steel │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children Oliver Watson's world suddenly dissolves around him when Sarah, his wife of eighteen years, returns to Harvard to get her master's degree. Oliver is left on his own, with three children and a freedom he never wanted and doesn't completely understand. His family's needs and demands suddenly consume his life. The Gurkha's Daughter By Prajwal Parajuly │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children A disfigured servant girl plans to flee Nepal; a Kalimpong shopkeeper faces an impossible dilemma; a Hindu religious festival in Darjeeling brings with it a sacrifice; a Nepali Bhutanese refugee pins her hopes on the West; a Gurkha's daughter tries to comprehend her father's complaints; two young Nepali speaking immigrants meet in Manhattan. These are just some of the stories describing and dramatizing the experiences of the Nepalese people and the Nepalese diaspora the people whose culture and language is Nepalese but who are dispersed to India, Bhutan and beyond. From every perspective and on every page, Prajwal Parajuly blends rich colour and vernacular to paint an eyeopening picture of a unique world and its people. The Krishna Key By Ashwin Sanghi │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children The Krishna Key revolves around a powerful legacy left behind by Krishna. This legacy is wanted by a large number of people, most of whom are even willing to kill for it. The book focusses on a professor, the main character, who has to beat the cops and others in the quest for this legacy and ensure that it is not misused. Chanakayas chant By Ashwin Sanghi │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children The Rozabal Line is the debut novel of Ashwin Sanghi. The author has taken up the creative liberty of using various religious facts in order to whip up an epic fictional thriller. Sanghi speculates that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion and spent his missing years in India, and that the men searching for Jesus were Buddhist Monks who were searching for the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He mentions that the lost tribes of Israel may have settled in Kashmir. And the Mountains Echoed By Khaled Hosseini │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children Published in the year 2013, And The Mountains Echoed is a fiction novel that revolves around the lives of two siblings, and their casual trip to Kabul, which threatens to alter the course of their lives forever. Inferno By Dan Brown │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children “Inferno” offers us a mad-scientist villain who helpfully leaves a video of his evil intentions. The villain is also a devotee of Dante’s “Inferno,” so nearly all the clues come from Langdon’s skill at interpreting Dante’s text. The sequences and scenes of “Inferno” usually have a four- part structure: Langdon confronts a clue-symbol-text he must interpret, then has a moment of epiphany where he finds the answer, next the villain’s henchmen enter the scene and force Langdon (and his mysterious female accomplice Sienna Brooks) to flee, and finally, Langdon escapes. The Manuscript Found in Accra By Paulo Coelho │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children The Manuscript Found In Accra has an interesting setup. The incident takes place on the eve of the invasion of Jerusalem by European crusaders. Threatened by these alien invaders, in peril of life and livelihood, the citizens of Jerusalem are gathered together around a Copt. He is standing in their midst, patiently answering their questions. In a few hours time, the city would be overrun by the invaders from Europe.The main subject of The Manuscript Found In Accra is an ancient (fictitious) manuscript containing words of wisdom from an unnamed Copt. Paulo Coelho By Paulo Coelho │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children A Warrior's Life is the first-ever biography of the man whose books have sold an astounding 100 million copies worldwide, making him one of the best selling authors of all time. The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk By Sudha Murty │Category: Fiction Recommended for middle school children Published in the year 2012, The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk: Life Stories From Here And There is a series of short stories that are based on Murthy’s experiences as she visits villages and meets new people. Half a Rupee Stories: Gulzar By Gulzar │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children From real-life stories about Javed Akhtar, Sahir Ludhianvi and Kuldip Nayyar to tales set in Kashmir, in the hinterland, in the modern megapolis and on the LoC, from anecdotes of love and betrayal to fables of courage and conviction, this is an enthralling collection available in English for the very first time. The Accidental Apprentice By Vikas Swaroop │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children The Accidental Apprentice is about a young girl who gets an opportunity that could make or break her life. Oleander Girl By Chitra Banerjee │Category: Fiction Recommended for senior children Orphaned at birth, seventeen-year-old Korobi Roy has enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents in Kolkata. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents’ death and clings to her only inheritance from them: the unfinished love note she found hidden in her mother’s book of poetry. The young woman dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents’, and it seems her wish has come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high- profile business family.No one tells such heart- stopping stories with as much color and emotion as Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Oleander Girl is the writer at her very best. Cut Like A Wound By Anita Nair │Category: Fiction Recommended for middle school children Steeped in the lanes and atmosphere of the city of Bangalore, Cut Like Wound introduces to the reader a host of unforgettable characters and is a brutal psychological thriller unlike any in Indian fiction. A Little Book of Life By Ruskin Bond │Category: Non-Fiction Recommended for middle school and senior children Ruskin Bond, Indias most loved author, puts together his favourite sayings, aphorisms and quotations in this delightful little book on life and living. Drawing on his own observations and life experiences and those of his favourite authors, he presents thoughts on nature, friendship, love, family, money, enemies in short, pithy statements. This is a book you can dip into anytime, and come up with something that will make you smile or think with its wit and gentle common sense.