Debasmita Dasgupta
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Faiza wants to win the biggest boxing tournament in town. When the odds are stacked against her, will she be able to achieve her dream without the presence of her biggest supporter?
Life in hilly northern India is not easy. Every day, Faiza has to scale the mountains to reach her school or to fetch water from the stream. Faiza doesn't have many friends or relatives who believe in her, but her dream of being a world champion boxer and the support...
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Varsha and her father live near the forest. It has been a hot summer and Varsha is feeling the heat. One day she hears a strange noise and decides to investigate. Only she can hear the sound and wonders what it is. Varsha soon finds out it is a leopard cub, fallen into the water well, but will her father believe her?
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"Kesar's baby sister Kamal will not sleep. Their entire village in the Great Rann of Kutch is kept awake by the infant's cries and her parents are exhausted. When Kesar and Kamal's ba comes to visit, her stories give Kesar a wonderful idea. Perhaps what Kesar needs to put her baby sister to sleep is a little bit of desert magic!" -- Back cover.
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Mina loves to play soccer all year round. Nothing comes close to it. But when the monsoon arrives, Mina is stuck indoors and she can't help feeling restless and bored. Her ammi doesn't understand. The doodh wallah doesn't understand. That's when Mina decides she'll find ways of chasing away the clouds herself. In doing so, she makes an unexpected discovery. Soccer will never be the same again for Mina!
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La princesse Nila est inquiète. Depuis toute petite, elle rêve de devenir championne d'haltérophilie. Mais il reste un mois avant la grande compétition d'haltérophilie et le règlement stipule qu'il faut peser au moins 55 kilos pour participer. Nila ne pèse que 53 kilos. Après quelques semaines de nourriture abondante, d'entraînement intensif et de sueur, Nila est prête. Elle pèse 55 kilos et peut enfin concourir. Mais cette année, la compétition...