Veera Hiranandani
Veera Hiranandani is an award-winning author known for her poignant and insightful children's and young adult novels. With a background in creative writing, she earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her notable works include "The Night Diary," which received the Newbery Honor. Hiranandani’s narratives often explore themes of identity, heritage, and self-discovery, drawing from her rich cultural experiences as the daughter of Indian and Jewish parents.
Book summaries for books written by Veera Hiranandani
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I think it's a good thing to have two names. Two names make it easier to understand that you can be two different people at the same time.
I think it's strange how a small thing can make you feel so much better.
I think people really don't understand what they're doing when they're trying to be helpful.
I think sometimes people just don't know how to help, so they help the only way they know how.
We can be bigger than our fears if we choose to be.
Sometimes people do things because they only know how to do them, not because they're trying to be mean.
You can't really understand someone until you know their story.
Sometimes people don't know how to show that they care, so they just show it the only way they know how.
Do you think people can change their minds about things?
I think sometimes people don't know what they're doing, so they do the only thing they know how to do.
Maybe it's possible to have two different feelings at the same time.
I think people sometimes don't know what to say, so they say the only thing they know how to say.