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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
by Julia Alvarez

When their father's part in a plot against a cruel dictator forces them to flee the Dominican Republic, the Garcia sisters- Carla,Sandra,Yolanda,and Sofia-come to America.But 1960s New York City is vastly different from the genteel,if troubling, existence that they left behind,a world marked by maids,manicures,a loving family, and disappearances,secret police raids,growing political unrest.What the sisters have lost-and what they find-is revealed in this exquisite novel from one of the premier novelists of our time.

In America,the Garcia girls try to assimilate into the mainstream by ironing their hair,forgetting their Spanish,and meeting boys unchaperoned.Through it all, they remain caught between the old world and the new.

Now that you're rich...Let's fall in love!
by Durjoy Dutt & Maanvi Ahuja

Based on real life stories...and coffee break gossip.

What would you do if you are twenty one and earn three lakhs a month?

Abhi. Saurav. Shruti. Garima.
Life is about to change for these four as they are chosen to work for the only job in the country that would pay for Tissot watches, Jimmy Choo pumps, Platinum jewelery, maybe a new car...and still leave behind enough for a cruise in the Caribbean...
Things are fine as they get along but??

A Girl Like Me
by Swati Kaushal

Recently transplanted from the quiet,green suburbs of Minnesota to the bustling concrete jungle that is Gurgaon,sixteen year old Anisha Rai is determined not to take to the new place she must call home.While her irrepressible mom,Isha, thrives on the crazy juggling between a hotshot job and their new home,Annie-desperately clutching on to memories of her father who she lost three years ago-plods through each day with as little enthusiasm as she can.

But it's not going to work,is it? Not when she's discovered that her goofy childhood friend Keds has transformed into quite a dude and still remembers their first kiss;that she's been severely infected by her quirky classmates' zest for everything fun despite utmost resistance;that the H-O-T-T college going theatre enthusiast Kunal wants to teach her a lot more than drama...And when her deceptively unassuming neighbors reveal hidden agendas.Annie's life suddenly becomes hotter to handle than she could ever have imagined.

Deftly weaving through home and school and the secret places in Annie's world, A Girl Like Me is an unforgettable story,crackling at every turn with the heartbreak and promise -and the breathless exuberance-of teenage life.