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Guest Post: Varsha Bajaj Makes Real Connections in a Virtual World

Posted on February 22, 2022February 7, 2022

By Varsha Bajaj

Count Me In (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019) is an uplifting story of a community rallying to support its own. It is a story that celebrates finding your voice.

In 2020, it was a finalist for the Global Read Aloud program which helped librarians and teachers find it.

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Author Interview: Supriya Kelkar on Writing Personal Stories

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

By Gayleen Rabakukk

I’m excited to welcome author Supriya Kelkar to Cynsations.

Her debut middle grade historical novel, Ahimsa (Tu Books, 2017) received starred reviews and made the Amelia Bloomer Top Ten list from the American Library Association.

Her picture book, The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh,

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About Cynsations

Cynsations Staff: Publisher: Cynthia Leitich Smith; Editor-in-Chief/Author’s Assistant Gayleen Rabakukk; Intern Suma Subramaniam; Intern AJ Eversole; Intern Mitu Malhotra; Industry News Reporter Gail Vannelli.

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