Pashmina
Pashmina

Author: Nidhi Chanani

Publisher: First Second

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1250192269

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A Junior Library Guild Selection 2017 Amazon Top Twenty Children’s Book of the Year 2017 Amazon Best Book of the month December 2017 Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017 Texas Maverick Graphic Novel 2017 Northern California Indie Bookseller Association Long-List Title 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 Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth, Pri must travel farther than she’s ever dared and find the family she never knew. In this heartwarming graphic novel debut, Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds. This title has Common Core connections.

Lemons
Lemons

Author: Melissa D. Savage

Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1524700126

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After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.

Pashmina
Pashmina

Author: Janet Rizvi

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9789383243211

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- Lavishly illustrated, the book offers a comprehensive view of pashmina, one of the most exqusite textiles ever woven - Constructs a complete narrative of the textile, from the raw material to the finished product - Covers the history for the pashmina industry from the nomadic tribes to the fashion industry The classic Kashmir shawl is among the most exquisite textiles ever woven, the product of consummate skill and artistry applied to one of the world's most delicate fibers. This authoritative study introduces the Kashmir shawl as a cultural artifact with a known history spanning four centuries. Lavishly illustrated and accessibly written, the revised edition of this book has much to offer textile scholars, and those interested in the history of Kashmir. Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction: A Felicitous Conjunction. PART I: THE FIBRE - Chapter 1: Pashm and Other Animal Fibres; Chapter 2: Changra and Changpa: The Goats and Their Herders - Monisha Ahmed; Chapter 3: From Changthang to Srinagar: The Pashm Trade. PART 2: THE TEXTILE - Chapter 4: Spinners, Weavers, and Needleworkers; Chapter 5: Design and Designers. PART 3: THE HISTORY - Chapter 6: Early History: Conjecture and Speculation; Chapter 7: The Mughal Period; Chapter 8: The Iran Connection: The Termeh; Chapter 9: The Business in the 19th Century. PART 4: BY LAND AND SEA - Chapter 10: The Kashmir Shawl in India; Chapter 11: The Kashmir Shawl in Iran, West Asia, and Russia; Chapter 12: Shawls in the West. PART 5: CASHMERE AND KASHMIR - Chapter 13: Beyond the Shawl: Pashmina Becomes Cashmere; Chapter 14: Meanwhile, Back in the Valley. Appendix I Update 2008-17; Appendix II Myths, Misconceptions, and Oddities; Appendix III Terminology and Glossary; Notes and References; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index.

Pashmina
Pashmina

Author: Harmanjeet Singh Punia

Publisher: Damick Publications

Published: 2020-07-19

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 8194464889

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‘Pashmina’ weaves the stories of love, loss and the broken hearts with a subtle elegance that pulls at the heartstrings of the readers. The nine stories compiled in this book reflect the warmth of first love, the pain of separation, agony of betrayal, sorrows of broken hearts and the loss of innocence. Revolving around love and loss the stories portray the weight of our desires and guilts, choices and their consequences that shape the lives that we lead. ‘Pashmina’ is a collection of such stories that take you along on journeys of various characters that try to be at peace with all of that and more.

I Will Be Fierce
I Will Be Fierce

Author: Bea Birdsong

Publisher: Roaring Brook Press

Published: 2019-04-23

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 1250258219

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Written by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, I Will Be Fierce is a powerful picture book about courage, confidence, kindness, and finding the extraordinary in everyday moments. Today, I will be fierce! It's a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. From home to school and back again, our hero conquers the Mountain of Knowledge (the library), forges new bridges (friendships), and leads the victorious charge home on her steed (the school bus). A 2020 Southern Book Prize Finalist

Pashmina
Pashmina

Author: Géraldine Elschner

Publisher: Minedesign

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780698400467

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On Christmas Eve, Simon finds a goat with beautiful white hair and when the family decides to raise it instead of eating it, the goat rewards them handsomely.

The Gatekeepers
The Gatekeepers

Author: Jen Lancaster

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 148802782X

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“How could we know that forever could end at seventeen?” Anyone passing through North Shore, Illinois, would think it was the most picture-perfect place ever, with all the lakefront mansions and manicured hedges and iron gates. No one talks about the fact that the brilliant, talented kids in town have a terrible history of throwing themselves in front of commuter trains. Meet Simone, the bohemian transfer student from London, who is thrust into the strange new reality of an American high school; Mallory, the hypercompetitive queen bee; and Stephen, the first-generation genius who struggles with crippling self-doubt. Each one is shocked when a popular classmate takes his own life…except not too shocked. It’s happened before. With so many students facing their own demons, can they find a way to save each other—as well as themselves?

6 Times Thinner
6 Times Thinner

Author: Babar Afzal

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2017-03-29

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1946556076

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Born in Jammu & Kashmir, Babar leaves his town for good with a promise of never coming back to the troubled land which is engulfed with terrorism and no opportunities for young people. In this book, he takes us on his life's journey from the corporate world to the world which is wild. He asks questions and tries to find answers and keeps responding to the problems around him which turn into a sequence of events that force him to come back. This is Babar’s journey to discover his true calling to become a Pashmina artist, activist and a Pashmina goat shepherd (the only one in the world) to save this magnificent specie in Himalayas and the Pashmina eco-system that preserves the ancient culture, religion and heritage of Himalayas. A journey to shed excess baggage (both internal and external) and become 6 times thinner, to bring in social positive change. Along the way he explains the Wisdom of Shepherds which he gets from this tribe which are lessons for businesses, stat-ups, students, home-makers, executives, consultants, policy makers, politicians and more. A simple yet inspiring journey, to save Authentic Pashmina, which is rare to see in these hyper times.

You Bring the Distant Near
You Bring the Distant Near

Author: Mitali Perkins

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0374304912

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This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse. From a grandmother worried that her children are losing their Indian identity to a daughter wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair to a granddaughter social-activist fighting to preserve Bengali tigers, award-winning author Mitali Perkins weaves together the threads of a family growing into an American identity. Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.

Shadow Weaver
Shadow Weaver

Author: MarcyKate Connolly

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2018-01-02

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1492649961

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Fans of Coraline, Doll Bones and The Night Gardener will devour this award winning dark fantasy about twelve-year-old Emmeline who is desperate to save the only friend she has ... her own shadow. But what happens when her shadow starts craving a life of its own? A Texas Bluebonnet Nominee Emmeline's gift to control and manipulate shadows makes her the subject of mockery...and fear. Forbidden to leave home by her parents, Emmeline's closest confidant is her own shadow, Dar. When a noble stranger visits and offers her parents a cure, Emmeline is terrified of losing her power—and her only friend. So Dar proposes a deal: she will change the noble's mind if Emmeline will help her become flesh. When the man ends up in a coma, Emmeline is stunned—and blamed. Now forced to flee, her only hope of clearing her name is to find a way to give the shadow she's no longer sure she can trust what it craves—life. With the gripping feel of a new classic, award winning Shadow Weaver will enthrall middle school readers who love fantasy, magic, and danger. Perfect for 5th grade and above.