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Author_Abhilasha Khatri
Author_Sita Jit
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change
chapter books for kids
culture
diverse books
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extended family
family stories
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SEL
social emotional learning
south asian character
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- ISBN 9781398259515
- Dimensions: 133 x 191mm
- Publication Date: 19 Jun 2025
- Publisher: Capstone Global Library Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Nine-year-old Divya’s life is turned upside down when her family moves from Delhi, India, to a new city halfway across the world. Divya goes from living as an only child with her own quiet bedroom to sharing a room with her cousin in a crowded home with extended family. Plus, everything is different at her new school too. Everyone keeps saying change is good - but not if you didn’t want to leave home in the first place!
Sita Jit is a children’s book author and elementary school teacher. Just like her character, Divya Dubey, she grew up close with her extended family in Canada and India. In her free time, Sita loves to read, listen to music, and play board games. She lives in Ontario with her husband and three children. Abhilasha is a children’s book illustrator based in India. She transitioned into the whimsical world of children’s books after working as an architect for over a decade. Illustrating children, animals, nature, and people has always come naturally to her. Since shifting her career, Abhilasha has worked with various indie publishers and authors on more than a dozen books. Abhilasha describes her art style as fluid and organic, as she loves to constantly experiment with color palettes and perspectives. She loves to work on multicultural, inclusive, and diverse children’s books. In her free time, Abhilasha loves gardening, travelling, DIY, cooking and baking, and playing with her daughter and her cats.
