A 2022 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER
A 2022 JANE ADDAMS
CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNER
A FINALIST FOR THE
2022 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2021 NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
A 2022 JUDY LOPEZ MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER
A 2022 RIP VAN WINKLE AWARD WINNER
WINNER OF THE NAIBA CARLA COHEN FREE SPEECH AWARD
A NERDY BOOK CLUB WINNER
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A 2022 ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
A 2022 JANE ADDAMS
CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNER
A FINALIST FOR THE
2022 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE 2021 NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHILDREN'S HISTORY BOOK PRIZE
A 2022 JUDY LOPEZ MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER
A 2022 RIP VAN WINKLE AWARD WINNER
WINNER OF THE NAIBA CARLA COHEN FREE SPEECH AWARD
A NERDY BOOK CLUB WINNER
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A 2022 ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR WINNER
A WALTER DEAN MYERS HONOR WINNER
THE MALKA PENN AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
A JANE ADDAMS CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD HONOR WINNER
A SOUTH ASIA BOOK AWARD HONOR WINNER
A 2019 ALSC NOTABLE BOOK
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A TEXAS LONE STAR READING LIST SELECTION
A NERDY BOOK CLUB WINNER
Veera's Newbery Honor winning book, THE NIGHT DIARY,
was inspired by some of her father's experiences during the Partition of India in 1947.
Watch Veera talk with her editor, Namrata Tripathi, in the video below.
THE NIGHT DIARY was also featured on NPR's Weekend Edition! You can listen here!
was inspired by some of her father's experiences during the Partition of India in 1947.
Watch Veera talk with her editor, Namrata Tripathi, in the video below.
THE NIGHT DIARY was also featured on NPR's Weekend Edition! You can listen here!