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The shape of family [sound recording] : a novel / by Gowda, Shilpi Somaya,author.; Arserio, Shiromi,narrator.; Adam, Vikas,narrator.; Blackstone Publishing,publisher.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Shiromi Arserio and Vikas Adam.The Olander family embodies the modern American Dream in a globalized world. Jaya, the cultured daughter of an Indian diplomat and Keith, an ambitious banker from middle-class Philadelphia, meet in a London pub in 1988 and make a life together in suburban California. Their strong marriage is built on shared beliefs and love for their two children: headstrong teenager Karina and young son Prem, the light of their home. But love and prosperity cannot protect them from sudden, unspeakable tragedy, and the family's foundation cracks as each member struggles to seek a way forward. Jaya finds solace in spirituality. Keith wagers on his high-powered career. Karina focuses relentlessly on her future and independence. And Prem watches helplessly as his once close-knit family drifts apart.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; East Indian Americans; Families; Suburban life;
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This book won't burn / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.012+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Families; Muslims; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Family life; Families; Muslims;
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The woman who climbed trees : a novel / by Smriti Ravindra,author.;
Weaving together ghost stories, myths, and song, this haunting novel follows a young bride as she leaves her life in India behind to move to Nepal with her new husband and his family, examining the loss she experiences as she gives up one home to become part of another.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Arranged marriage; Families; Married women; Women, East Indian;
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Gita Desai is not here to shut up / by Patel, Sonia,author.;
As memories of childhood sexual assault resurface in her first year of college, eighteen-year-old East Indian American Gita struggles to maintain her model student persona.Ages 14 years and up.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Campus fiction.; Novels.; East Indian Americans; Families; Psychic trauma; Self-actualization; Universities and colleges; East Indian Americans; Family life; Families; Psychic trauma; Self-actualization; Universities and colleges;
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Runs with the stars / by Whitecrow, Darcy.; O'Connor, Heather,1960-; Lishchenko, Lenny.;
The inspiring story of a multigenerational family working together to bring a herd of Ojibwe Horses back home, years after they all but disappeared. A grandfather and grandchild share the work of breeding and caring for the horses, remembering the story of a daring rescue from the grandfather's childhood, and building a loving bond of family and animals. Inspired by real events.LSC
Subjects: Ojibwa Indians; Horses; Families; Ojibwe;
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Recipe for persuasion : a novel / by Dev, Sonali,author.;
When Chef Ashna Raje joins the cast of Cooking with the Stars, she isn't prepared to be paired with Rico Silva, the man who was her first love and who ghosted her at the worst possible time in her life. Every minute they spend together rekindles feelings that pull them toward their disastrous past. Will letting go again be another recipe for heartbreak or a recipe for persuasion? From the author of 'Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors'.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Cooks; East Indian American women; East Indian Americans; Soccer players; Man-woman relationships; Television cooking shows; Immigrant families; Families;
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The impossible [videorecording] / by Atienza, Belén.; Bayona, J. A.(Juan Antonio); Etura, Marta,1978-; Holland, Tom,1943-; Joslin, Samuel.; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; Pendergast, Oaklee.; Sanchez, Sergio G.; Watts, Naomi,1968-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Summit Entertainment.;
Music by Fernando Velázquez ; cinematography, Óscar Faura ; edited by Elena Ruiz, Bernat Vilaplana.Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura.Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.Winner of 2012 Academy Award for Best actress in a leading role (Naomi Watts)
Subjects: Families; Feature films.; Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004; Natural disasters; Tsunamis; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., Summit Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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The lowering days : a novel / by Brown, Gregory,author.;
A promising literary star makes his debut with this emotionally powerful saga, set in 1980s Maine, that explores family love, the power of myths and storytelling, survival and environmental exploitation, and the ties between cultural identity and the land we live on. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families; Penobscot Indians; Fires;
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When we are kind / by Gray Smith, Monique,1968-; Neidhardt, Nicole.;
This beautiful picture book looks at how the simple act of being kind, to others and oneself, affects all aspects of a child's life.LSC
Subjects: Kindness; Families; Friendship; Navajo Indians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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How to wear a sari / by Khiani, Darshana.; Lew-Vriethoff, Joanne.;
Tired of being treated like a child, a young girl sets out to prove herself capable to her multi-generational Indian-American family, but an ill-fated attempt at putting on a sari has an unexpected outcome.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Youngest child; Families; Saris; East Indian Americans;
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