Bookish

Author: Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788184005530
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Translated from the original (in Urdu), Mirages of the Mind is a witty account of life in our subcontinent in the twentieth century.

Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9780670087341
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For many of us in India today, it was Ruskin Bond’s stories that sowed the seed of a lifelong love for reading. Fans go knocking at his home in the hills, and throng every time he is at a city bookstore, hanging on to every word he speaks.

Author:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9780670086733
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Rarely does one come across a book that one wants to savor, while at the same time eagerly turning pages to find out what happens next. Oleander Girl is so delectable, I found myself wishing it would never end. When it does, it leaves you with a lingering effect, much like the scent of oleanders.

Author: John Green
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9780141345659
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One of our reviewers read one of John Green’s YA stories and loved it! Here, she talks about a very well-written story of two teenagers whose lives and loves fall under the shadow of cancer. 

Author: Priya Narayanan, Illustrated by Sunita Mitra
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9789381576342
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Teased by his friends, the stars, because he has a dark patch, the moon is shattered. He asks Mitu for help. Mitu in turn approaches Dhobi Kaka. At the end of a nocturnal adventure, the moon is spotless white. The moon is mighty pleased when he meets his friends, but very soon he is back to being dirty. This time, however, the moon realises that there is more to life than appearance. The moon and his friends get together in a satisfying ending.

Author: Balaji Venkataramanan
Publisher: Duckbill Books And Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9789383331000
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Fast-Track Bullies delves into the life of a boy growing up in modern India, with all its pressures and expectations. The author manages to turn it into a beautiful work, mixed with some hilarity and a lot of maturity.