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New historical fiction from Newbery Honor–winning author, Veera Hiranandani, about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she's forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs. |
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 amazing 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 amazing editor, Namrata Tripathi, in the video below.
THE NIGHT DIARY was also featured on NPR's Weekend Edition! You can listen here!
A Recipient of the 2019 Newbery Honor Award
A Walter Dean Myers Honor Winner
A Recipient of 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 Junior Library Guild Selection
A Texas Lone Star Reading List Selection
A Nerdy Book Club Winner
Named a 2018 Best Book of Year by
The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Amazon, School Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews among others