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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
A NERDY BOOK CLUB WINNER
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A 2022 ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK
A BANK STREET BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE NIGHT DIARY
A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR WINNER
A WALTER DEAN MYERS HONOR WINNER
THE MALKA PENN AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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A 2019 ALSC NOTABLE BOOK
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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!