R: Rodrick Rules: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (2022 A-Z)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid After a series of secret-language codes between the students, they all drop their books at once. The huge thud scares the teacher off her wits.
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Q: 100 Photographs That Changed The World (2022 A-Z)
100 Photographs that changed the world I place the basket down gently, not wanting to awaken my sleeping baby. I cannot bring myself to look at the innumerable bundled newborns
Continue readingP: Panchatantra (2022 A-Z)
Panchatantra “The crow then starts collecting stones and drops them one by one into the water jug,” says my father, tracing his finger around the colorful illustrations on the page.
Continue readingO: Oxford Dictionary (2022 A-Z)
Oxford Dictionary I stand in the queue at the US consulate, clutching myriad visa related forms, feeling exhausted already. “Father’s name?” I hear the official ask the man standing behind
Continue readingN: Not Without My Daughter (2022 A-Z)
“It’ll be okay, I’m here,” he says, standing at the Turkey-Iran border, looking over at Iran. With every step I take towards the huge metal gates, I am mentally transported
Continue readingM: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (2022 A-Z)
Men are from Mars Women are from Venus “Look at that view, it’s amazing!” he yells. “Nope, not moving, I want this side of the bed,” I say firmly. “You’ll
Continue readingL: Let’s Talk Money (2022 A-Z)
Let’s Talk Money “I keep telling my daughter that studies are important,” says my friend at work, “I sometimes give her your example too, on how to work your way
Continue readingK: The Kite Runner (2022 A-Z)
Kite Runner “You never told me …,” I say. “What?” “Why, that day, you took the blame on yourself. And Baba’s beating. For stealing his money.” “You’d have broken his
Continue readingJ: Jurassic Park (2022 A-Z)
Jurassic Park “But the mosquito blood in amber, amphibian DNA …” “You shouldn’t really believe everything you see in movies, young man. Who’s next?” “Can’t believe someone wouldn’t actually try
Continue readingI: It Ends With Us (2022 A-Z)
It Ends With Us “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things,” says my 26-year-old, trying to justify her husband’s actions.
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