Karthik Delivers

by Sheela Chari (Author)

Karthik Delivers
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

From the award-winning author of Finding Mighty, a moving middle-grade novel about finding your place by following your heart

Karthik Raghavan is good at remembering things. Like his bike routes. Or all the reasons he likes Juhi Shah--even if she doesn't even know he exists. It doesn't help that she seems to have a crush on his arch nemesis, Jacob Donnell, whose only job is to humiliate Karthik (and get his name wrong). Then Karthik's luck changes when he secretly agrees to be in a play about the famous musician, Leonard Bernstein. But he can't tell his parents. The family store is in jeopardy, and they need him delivering groceries on his bike to help save it. His mom is also worried about the Financial Crisis, and she's convinced that studying hard and staying focused is the only way to succeed. But Karthik is having fun being Lenny. Besides, what if acting is Karthik's special talent? And what if acting is the one way to catch Juhi Shah's attention? With all the pressure from his family to succeed, will Karthik be able to really imagine and hope when he's not sure what will happen next?

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A refreshingly nuanced novel about what it means to chase your dreams.

Review quotes

"Levelheaded and smart, though sometimes reluctant to let others know what he's thinking, Karthik narrates the story with a winning combination of wit and angst. . .A perceptive, enjoyable novel of self-discovery within expanding circles of family and community." — "Booklist"
Sheela Chari
Sheela Chari is the author of several critically acclaimed novels, including the Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel series, based on the Peabody Award-winning podcast. Her other titles include Finding Mighty, a Children's Choice Award finalist; and Vanished, an APALA Children's Literature Honor Book and Edgar Award finalist. Sheela is a faculty member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in New York.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781419755231
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Amulet Books
Publication date
August 01, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV031060 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Theater
JUV016190 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 21st Century
Library of Congress categories
Boston (Mass.)
Family-owned business enterprises
Bernstein, Leonard
East Indian Americans
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Acting
JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experi

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