The Greatest lands in September!
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In this poignant tribute to grandparents everywhere, a grandfather reflects on his loving relationship with his three grandchildren. This story beautifully captures how love can make anyone "the greatest" in someone's eyes.
From Newbery Honor author Veera Hiranandani and National Book Award finalist Vesper Stamper comes a poignant story about the love between grandparents and grandchildren.
Grandpa loves Sundays-- that's when his three grandchildren come to visit. They act out plays, catch fireflies in the yard, and celebrate Jewish holidays together. His grandchildren bestow affection and admiration on him. Sometimes, though, he wonders why they think he's so great? Should he tell them that he's just an average, ordinary man?
Here is a book that wonderfully captures how simple, everyday moments can turn into treasured memories, and how the power of love makes us all the "greatest" to somebody.
Early Praise for The Greatest:
★ "A moving ode to family connection [and a] demonstrative work about the expansive strength of ordinary love." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A joyous, sweet, and tender tale of intergenerational love." --Kirkus Reviews
"An homage to the joyous bond between grandparents and grandchildren, this works as a read-aloud or for one-on-one sharing." --Booklist
Continue the journey of The Night Diary
Amil and The After is out now!
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At the turn of the new year in 1948, Amil and his family are trying to make a home in India, now independent of British rule.Both Muslim and Hindu, twelve-year-old Amil is not sure what home means anymore. The memory of the long and difficult journey from their hometown in what is now Pakistan lives with him. And despite having an apartment in Bombay to live in and a school to attend, life in India feels uncertain. Nisha, his twin sister, suggests that Amil begin to tell his story through drawings meant for their mother, who died when they were just babies. Through Amil, readers witness the unwavering spirit of a young boy trying to make sense of a chaotic world, and find hope for himself and a newly reborn nation.
Praise for Amil and The After
★ "...a masterpiece of nuance, vulnerability, and emotional complexity. A quietly brilliant, deeply insightful story of living in uncertain times."
--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Searingly emotional... the fast-paced, multifaceted plot will keep readers engaged while bringing them to a satisfying resolution."--Booklist, starred review
★ “In Veera Hiranandani's Amil and the After, a tender companion to her 2019 Newbery Honor-winning The Night Diary, Amil, the fraternal twin of the first book's narrator, Nisha, takes center stage.” –Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ "...an excellent work of historical fiction, seamlessly and sensitively integrating the personal and the political." --BookPage, starred review
★ “Hiranandani effortlessly incorporates the tastes, sights, sounds, and history of India in engaging prose…Accessible and engrossing, readers unfamiliar with the historic partition of India and Pakistan will nevertheless readily relate to a boy’s yearning for stability in tumultuous times. A first purchase for all middle grade collections.” – School Library Journal, starred review
“Masterly… a book about hope, about a boy and his father, both hurt and vulnerable, navigating their traumas and finally surviving — apart and then together.” -- New York Times Book Review
"Fans of the previous title will appreciate this compassionate and thoughtful continuation of the family’s story, while new readers can experience Amil’s account of hope and survivor guilt as a standalone volume. " -- The Horn Book Magazine
Read 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
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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is in Paperback!
- 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
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.