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Ray can’t sleep. Everyone thinks it’s because of bad dreams, but it’s not. His thoughts keep him awake – especially tonight, exactly one year after the terrible, devastating event that changed his life forever. The gifted young writer’s pen has been silent since then, stilled by the shock.Tonight Ray will break that silence. He will begin to write again. Looking back on his short life, he will tell the story of who he is and try to make sense of the patterns that once seemed so sure. In the process he will come to see how a broken-down house, a brother with only one lung, the Mozart his mother plays on the piano, his father’s novel, a whisper in a cave, a grandmother who prays at midnight, and a man-eating Chihuahua have helped him make sense of the patterns in his life.In the end, Ray’s story is about what it means to be an everyday hero, what it means to be human. His story will make us laugh, cry, hope, and strive to live as fully as possible.

Viraaj Vig created endearing animation characters, Reader and his friends, at age seven to ‘make people happy’. Join Reader, Spot, Dan, Edward and Lizard in three of these action packed stories, Space Effect, The Amazing Racer and Lift-Off, which have been published in a collection entitled, Reader Blasts Off, Viraaj’s first published work. It is his hope that this book will bring moments of great joy to little children. All proceeds from book sales go to charity.Being moved by the dearth of children’s fictional books in Braille, he felt the urge to do something about it personally. He then arranged with the National Association for the Blind (NAB), to have his book Reader Blasts off printed in Braille. Subsequently, he recorded its’ entire text in his own voice at their recording center in Mumbai to make a Talking Book/audio CD. Reader Blasts Off in Braille and the Talking Book/ audio CD are available in NAB’s library in Mumbai.A Sunbird’s Adventure is Viraaj’s second book, which he wrote when he was ten years old. The inspiration for this book came when a sunbird visited his balcony and made a nest. It’s a daring story of a Sunbird who is gifted and accepts a challenge to serve the community. He does this with sheer grit and determination using his rare ability for the benefit of others. Viraaj also arranged to have A Sunbird’s adventure printed in Braille by the National Association for the Blind. It has since been kept in their library. You can be a poet too.. is Viraaj Vig’s third published book. It was also officially released in Braille in 2016 by National Association for The Blind (NAB), Mumbai at a function celebrating the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. The book launch was reported on India's national television news channel Doordarshan, DD News and covered by local press. It is a collection of 40 poems in two sets. Viraaj wrote the first set of 17 poems when he was thirteen and the second set of 23 poems (Poems for younger Children) was written when he was nine. Now at fifteen, he has compiled his poetry, edited and written a note for each of the different types of poems, like Haiku, Limerick, Ballad, Sonnet, Pantoum, describing their purpose and structure in order to inspire children to be creative and write their own poetry. The Braille version has been kept in NAB’s library. Viraaj has recently distributed copies to schools for visually impaired children across India and has also conducted a very successful workshop encouraging students to read and write. All proceeds from book sales go to charity. When he was fourteen, an interview of Viraaj along with one of his recent poems was published in the cover story of Whiteprint, India’s first lifestyle magazine for the Visually Impaired in a spe-cial Independence Day issue which celebrated his noteworthy contribution to the world of Visu-ally impaired children. The editor described Viraaj as”demonstrating the power of India”. Further, Viraaj has regularly over the last six years, personally visited and gifted copies of his Braille books and Talking Book/ audio CD to organizations supporting visually impaired children in Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Recently in 2015, he visited similar organizations in Boston, New York and London where he made presentations of his books and donated Braille copies and the Talking book/ audio CD to their libraries. His unique effort to bridge the gap in Braille fictional literature for children has to date helped more than a 100 organizations globally, spread across 7 countries and 3 continents. They have his works as a resource for visually impaired children.Now fifteen, Viraaj continues in his endeavor to make people happy. He enjoys composing mu-sic, playing drums and piano. He loves playing tennis and badminton. He entertains others by performing card tricks too!

You can be a poet too... is Viraaj Vig’s third published book. It was also officially released in Braille in 2016 by National Association for The Blind (NAB), Mumbai at a function celebrating the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. The book launch was reported on India's national television news channel Doordarshan, DD News and covered by local press. It is a collection of 40 poems in two sets. Viraaj wrote the first set of 17 poems when he was thirteen and the second set of 23 poems (Poems for younger Children) was written when he was nine. Now at fifteen, he has compiled all his poetry, edited and written a note for each of the different types of poems like Haiku, Limerick, Ballad, Sonnet, Pantoum, describing their purpose and structure in order to inspire children to be creative and write their own poetry. The Braille version has been kept in NAB’s library. Viraaj has recently distributed copies to schools for visually impaired children across India and has conducted a very successful workshop, encouraging students to read and write. All proceeds from book sales go to charity.A Sunbird’s Adventure is Viraaj Vig’s second published book, which he wrote when he was ten years old. The inspiration for this book came when a sunbird visited his balcony and made a nest. It’s a daring story of a Sunbird who is gifted and accepts a challenge to serve the commu-nity. He does this with sheer grit and determination using his rare ability for the benefit of others. At age seven, Viraaj created endearing animation characters, Reader and his friends. He then wrote and illustrated many short stories about Reader to ‘make people happy’. Three action packed stories, Space Effect, The Amazing Racer and Lift-Off, about the adventures of Reader, Spot, Dan, Edward and Lizard were published in a collection entitled, Reader Blasts Off, which was Viraaj’s first published work. It is his hope that this book will bring moments of great joy to little children. Being moved by the dearth of children’s fictional books in Braille, he felt the urge to do something about it personally. He then arranged with the National Association for the Blind (NAB), to have his book Reader Blasts off printed in Braille. Subsequently, he recorded its’ entire text in a Talking Book/audio CD in his own voice at their center in Mumbai. Reader Blasts Off in Braille and the Talking Book/ audio CD is available in NAB’s library in Mumbai. Viraaj also arranged for A Sunbird’s Adventure to be printed in Braille by the National Association for the Blind two years ago. It has since been kept in their library. Further, Viraaj has regularly over the last six years, personally visited and gifted copies of his Braille books and Talking Book/ audio CD to organizations supporting visually impaired children in Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Recently in 2015, he visited similar organizations in Boston, New York and London where he made presentations of his books and donated Braille copies and the Talking book/ audio CD to their libraries. His unique effort to bridge the gap in Braille fictional literature for children has to date, helped more than a 100 organizations globally, spread across 7 countries and 3 continents. They have his works as a resource for visually impaired children. When he was fourteen an interview of Viraaj along with one of his recent poems was published in the cover story of Whiteprint, India’s first lifestyle magazine for the Visually Impaired in a spe-cial Independence Day issue which celebrated his noteworthy contribution to the world of Visu-ally impaired children. The editor described Viraaj as”demonstrating the power of India”. Now fifteen, Viraaj continues in his endeavor to make people happy. He enjoys composing mu-sic, playing drums and piano. He loves playing tennis and badminton. He entertains others by performing card tricks too!

“The stone started vibrating uncontrollably and after another quick blast of light the stone started transforming. It was rapid. One second it was a stone, another second it was a knife and then, as if on cue, it became a sleek sword. The sword was itself not made of Phandius, instead it was some bluish, strange metal with Phandius studded in the hilt.”A fabled stone on an abandoned island, Phandius has extraordinary magical powers. This powerful stone is believed to grant immortality to its master.Legend has it that the stone is hidden somewhere on the deserted island of Velomer. Dreaded terrorist Arzoo Nasrulla will do anything to get to Phandius and bend it to his will.Four children, Jeremy, Adam, Suhani and Farida, unwittingly get caught in his quest for the stone. They discover his purpose and know he has to be stopped. His triumph would lead to a world of terror and devastation. The four of them embark on a journey from Araveros Hills to Velomer to protect Phandius from Nasrulla. But defying Arzoo Nasrulla always has dangerous consequences. Will they be able to protect the legendary stone? Or will they fall to the hand of evil?

Hanuman is the lord of many identities: the son of Vayu (the keeper of the winds), the patron deity of yoga, the most devout of all disciples in Ramayana, and the beloved of Indians, young and old. Radhika Sekar’s Hanuman celebrates the many aspects of the monkey-god, and gives us a glimpse into his life: from his early years with Anjana and Surya, to his later life, marked by unflagging dedication to Rama. Narrated in a language that is engaging, uncomplicated, and free of violent terminology, the book is certain to delight every child!