Books published by publisher Popular Prakashan

About the translator: Shrikrishna D. Pandit graduated from IIT Bombay and IIM Calcutta. His work has mostly been in the turnkey projects field. But he has also nurtured a lifelong love of music and books. He attributes his entry into literary translation to the power of GA's writing to stimulate and inspire. Apart from the stories in this book, he has translated several more by GA and other Marathi authors into English, and a number of English works by different authors into Marathi.

Books in the Live and Learn series take a child s point of view and especially the view of children who either suffer from some physical challenge or lack self-confidence in going about their everyday activities They encourage kids never to be afraid of a challenge Following each story are four pages of suggested activities that relate to the book s theme A final two-page section offers advice to parents The child in this story knows the alphabet but she sometimes has trouble putting all the letters together to read words No matter how hard she tries she often mixes up the letters or writes them backwards She s unhappy until his teacher explains that she has dyslexia and that with special help she will overcome her reading problem

What is Sandhya hiding? If she decides to tell all, will it be a life-changing moment, redefining her relationship with her family forever? A pesky kid sister who carries tales, a bossy older brother who is forever haranguing her to get off the phone, and loving but strict parents who lay down way too many rules â itâ TMs never a dull moment for 14-year-old Sandhyaâ ¦ She has a massive crush on Akshay, the handsome cricket captain of the school next door. She is in the midst of some breathless planning with best friend Asavari for the school social. And to top it all, Sandhya has to decide whether to reveal something she has been hiding from everyoneâ ¦a secret that will change her life foreverâ ¦ Sâ TMs Secret draws the reader into a teenagerâ TMs whirlwind world of emotions. The all-too-familiar heartbreaks and joys of growing up â the endless squabbles with siblings, the urge to rebel against rules, the sweetness of friendship, the yearning for peer approval, and above all, the encompassing warmth of family love