Great Books For High School/Adults (Age 16 and up)

Great Books For High School/Adults (Age 16 and up)

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The 5 books above are just a sample from the following list of books. ***Please click the "Refresh" button on your browser if these items do not load properly.***

I. BUY BOOKS (INCLUDING FOLKTALES) THAT ARE SET IN SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES:

A. Pakistan

1. Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Staples (1990 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults; A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book; IRA Teachers' Choice. Young Adult.)

2. Haveli by Suzanne Staples

3. Iqbal Masih and the Crusaders Against Child Slavery by Susan Kuklin

4. Kartography by Kamila Shamsie

5. Moth Smoke: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid

B. Bangladesh

6. Bangladesh (Cultures of the World) by Mariam Whyte

7. Shame: A Novel by Tasalima Nasarina

C. Nepal

8. Arresting God in Kathmandu by Samrat Upadhyay

D. Bhutan

9. Bhutan (Cultures of the World) by Robert Cooper

10. Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa

E. Sri Lanka

11. Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai

12. When Memory Dies by Ambalavaner Sivanandan

13. Reef by Romesh Gunesekera

14. Monkfish Moon by Romesh Gunesekera

15. Anil's Ghost: A Novel by Michael Ondaatje

F. India

16. The Hero's Walk by Anita Rau Badami

17. Shiva's Fire by Suzanne Fisher Staples (This is a good novel for young girls who are learning Bharata Natyam).

18. Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

19. India (Modern Nations of the World) by William Goodwin

20. Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh

21. The Demon Slayers and Other Stories: Bengali Folk Tales by Sayantani Dasgupta, Shamita Das Dasgupta

22. The Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri

23. May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India by Elisabeth Bumiller

24. Folktales From India: A Selection of Oral Tales From Twenty-One Languages by A.K. Ramanujan

25. Beach Boy: A Novel by Ardashir Vakil

26. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai

27. Shower of Gold: Women and Girls in the Stories of India by Uma Krishnaswami

28. Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales by Cathy Spagnoli, Paramasivam Samanna

29. In Beautiful Disguises by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

30. A Singular Hostage by Thalassa Ali

G. South Asia, As One Collective Region

31. Everyday Life in South Asia by Diane Mines

II. LEARN ABOUT SOUTH ASIAN RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES

A. Buddhist Jataka Tales (Buddha’s birth stories)

32. Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat Khan

33. The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions by Daisaku Ikeda

B. Islam

34. What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims by Suzanne Haneef

35. Islam: Opposing Viewpoints by Paul Winters

C. Hinduism, Hindu Philosophies, and Practices

36. Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love, and Wisdom by Krishna Dharma

37. Am I a Hindu? The Hinduism Primer by Ed Viswanathan

38. A Teen's Guide to Going Vegetarian by Judy Krizmanic

39. Fire in the Heart: A Spiritual Guide For Teens by Deepak Chopra

D. Sikhism

40. Simple Guide to Sikhism by Sewa Singh Kalsi

E. Zoroastrianism

41. Zoroastrianism: An Introduction to Ancient Faith by Peter Clark

F. A Mixture of South Asian Religions (Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism)

42. A Walk with Four Spiritual Guides: Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, and Ramakrishna by Andrew Harvey

III. LEARN ABOUT THE SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE

A. South Asian Immigrant Stories

43. Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

44. Love, Stars, and All That: A Novel by Kirin Narayan

45. Fault Lines: A Memoir by Meena Alexander

46. Namaste America: Indian Immigrants in an American Metropolis by Padma Rangaswamy

47. Our Feet Walk The Sky: Women of the South Asian Diaspora by Women of South Asian Descent Collective

48. Contours of the Heart: South Asians Map North America by Sunaina Maira

49. Roller Birds of Rampur by Indi Rana

50. Sharmila's Book by Bharti Kirchner

51. Motherland: A Novel by Vineeta Vijayaraghavan

52. India in the West: South Asians in America by Ronald Takaki

B. THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE

53. Breaking the Silence: Domestic Violence in the South Asian-American Community by Sandhya Nankani

54. The Breakable Vow by Kathryn Ann Clarke

55. Family Violence: "My Parents Hurt Each Other!" by Kate Havelin

56. Child Abuse: "Why Do My Parents Hit Me?" by Kate Havelin

***BONUS MATERIALS: Find SAT prep books for your teen OR

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