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New in Paperback! 

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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

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 
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A 2022 ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK

The Night Diary sequel is coming
in January 2024: Amil and The After 

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​​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
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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.
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Find out more about Veera's books HERE!​​​​

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