Nina Soni, Perfect Hostess

by Kashmira Sheth
Illustrated by Jenn Kocsmiersky
When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess—but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.
  • ISBN: 9781682635018
  • Publication date: 04/11/2023
  • Page Count: 192
  • Size: 5-1/2" x 7-1/2"
  • Age Range: 7-10
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Description

When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess—but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.

Nina’s grandmother is coming to visit, all the way from India. It’s hard, only getting to see her grandparents on carefully timed video calls, scheduled to manage that ten-and-a-half hour time difference. But now Dadi is going to stay for several weeks!

Nina can’t wait to see Dadi—but then it turns out that Montu, her annoying cousin, will also be coming. It’s challenging enough to manage her little sister, but Nina has gotten used to that, and even come to appreciate many of Kavita’s eccentricities. Still, it will be fun to introduce her extended family to life and friends in Madison, Wisconsin, and Nina is determined to become the perfect hostess. Surely, she can manage to plan a lovely visit, with the help of the lists she makes in her journal.

Author/Illustrator

Kashmira Sheth

Author

Kashmira Sheth was born in India and came to the United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. She is the author of several picture books, chapter books, and middle grade and young adult novels. She lives in Virginia.

Jenn Kocsmiersky

Illustrator

Jenn Kocsmierksy is a watercolor artist and picture book illustrator. She was adopted from Seoul, South Korea and grew up in rural New Hampshire. Now, as a mom and artist, Jenn hopes to promote relatable childhood experiences featuring diverse characters. She was the recipient of the 2018 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship for Illustration and the 2016–2017 Walter Dean Meyers Grant. She lives in New York with her two children and a ginormous goldfish named Joey.

Reviews

“The scarcity of early chapter books that show both Indian and American cultural traditions, the integration of two cultures, and definitions of both countries’ words, make this book a ­recommended purchase for middle grade reading collections.”—School Library Journal

More Details

BISAC 1: JUV074000 Juvenile Fiction – Diversity & Multicultural
BISAC 2: JUV039060 Juvenile Fiction – Social Themes – Friendship
BISAC 3: JUV013000 Juvenile Fiction – Family – General (See Also Headings Under Social Themes)