Uma Krishnaswami

Uma Krishnaswami was born in India and now lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her novel, Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh, won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Uma has been nominated twice for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She teaches in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her online at umakrishnaswami.com.


Books

  • Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
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    Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

    Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani

    Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

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  • Chachaji's Cup
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Soumya Sitaraman
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    Chachaji's Cup

    Chachaji's Cup

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Soumya Sitaraman
    Neel loves listening to Chachaji's many stories over steaming cups of tea.

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  • The Closet Ghosts
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Shiraaz Bhabha
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    The Closet Ghosts

    The Closet Ghosts

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Shiraaz Bhabha
    When a young girl named Anu has trouble adjusting to her new home and school, she calls upon Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god, for help vanquishing the ghosts in her closet.

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  • El árbol más feliz
    Un cuento sobre yoga
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth Jeyaveeran
    Paperback: $12.95
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    El árbol más feliz

    El árbol más feliz

    Un cuento sobre yoga
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth Jeyaveeran
    In Spanish. Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.

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  • Bringing Asha Home
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
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    Bringing Asha Home

    Bringing Asha Home

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib
    A biracial Asian Indian American boy finds his own special way to bond with his sister while the family awaits her adoption from India.

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  • The Happiest Tree
    A Yoga Story
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth Jeyaveeran
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    The Happiest Tree

    The Happiest Tree

    A Yoga Story
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Ruth Jeyaveeran

    Meena is excited about the class play, a new and improved version of Red Riding Hood.

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  • ¡Hola, flor!
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Winifred Barnum-Newman
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    ¡Hola, flor!

    ¡Hola, flor!

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Winifred Barnum-Newman

    An Asian Indian boy tries out his green thumb when he plants a flower from seed, nurtures it, and watches it bloom.

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  • Hello Flower
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Winifred Barnum-Newman
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    Hello Flower

    Hello Flower

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Winifred Barnum-Newman

    An Asian Indian boy tries out his green thumb when he plants a flower from seed, nurtures it, and watches it bloom.

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  • La clase de yoga
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Stephanie Roth Sisson
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    La clase de yoga

    La clase de yoga

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Stephanie Roth Sisson

    An Indian American girl and her friends try a series of different poses in a yoga class.

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  • Yoga Class
    By Uma Krishnaswami, Stephanie Roth Sisson
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    Yoga Class

    Yoga Class

    By Uma Krishnaswami, Stephanie Roth Sisson

    An Indian American girl and her friends try a series of different poses in a yoga class.

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