Funny Boy Shyam Selvadurai 1994 Penguin pp. 316 Funny Boy is the story of a young boy who comes to terms with his personal and social context as he matures into adolescence. The novels revolves around his childhood and adolescence in Sri Lanka. Set in the context of civil war during the 1980s, the story…
Secret at Mystic Lake (Nancy Drew Diaries) Carolyn Keene 2014 Aladdin pp. 152 This book is the sixth in the Nancy Drew Diaries series. The book sees Nancy and her friends Bess and George taking a biking trip to a scenic lake. While the ride is physically tiring but enjoyable, a series of events unfold…
Ice Boys in Bell BottomsKrishna Shastri Devulapalli2011Harper Collins Indiapp. 263(Available here https://amzn.to/2Hs5uS9)Ice Boys in Bell Bottoms is a coming of age story. The chief protagonist is the grandson of a famous Telugu poet and a nearly equally famous illustrator. Set in Hyderabad and then Chennai, the story gives a vivid description of life in a household…
No AngelHelen Keeble2013New YorkHarper Collins (HarperTeen)The book is about the experiences of a teenage boy, Raffael Angelos, ending up studying in an all girls’ residential school. His experiences go beyond his expectations as he realises that he is an angel, or half angel or half demon. Call it what you might! Well, there are others…
Name of the Book: Like it Happened YesterdayAuthor: Ravinder SinghNo. of Pages: 195Year of Publication: 2013Publisher: Penguin Metro reads About the Book:Ravinder Singh’s book ‘Like it Happened Yesterday’ is about looking back at the significant experiences that he has had during his growing up years. Each chapter of the books relates to an important memory…
Name of the Book: The Catcher in the RyeName of the Author: J D SalingerNo. of Pages: 277Year of Publication: 2010 (Republished edition, first published 1951)Publisher: Penguin About the Book:The book is a first person account of the chief protagonist, a young man named Holden Caulfield. Dropping out from an exclusive private school, Caulfield describes…
