Nina Soni, Former Best Friend

Written by Kashmira Sheth and Jenn Koscmiersky

Narrated by Soneela Nankani

For-mer means once-upon-a-time.

Nina tried as hard as she could to keep track of everything, but somehow she still forgot about her school project. And her friend Jay is mad at her. With littlesister Kavita’s birthday party right around the corner, and her longtime friendship with Jay on the rocks, there’s a lot going on.

Fortunately, a class lesson about Alexander Fleming suggests how she might make a great discovery—and thus a great project! But even with the help of family and friends, and her trusty notebook full of lists, will she be able to get it all done?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Oct 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781705085356

Kashmira Sheth

Kashmira Sheth spoke to many child workers in Mumbai as part of her research for Boys Without Names. Kashmira herself was born in Gujarat, India, and moved to the United States when she was seventeen to attend university. She is the author of Blue Jasmine, an IRA Children's Book Award Winner; Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet; and Keeping Corner, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The mother of two daughters, Kashmira lives with her husband in Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews for Nina Soni, Former Best Friend

[jennybeast · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sweet story -- loved it when Nina and Jay end up putting on a "magic" show for her sister's birthday party, using a cool science experiment. A little stilted -- I found the vocab words and the lists interrupted the narrative, but I also think I'm not the intended audience. Love the kindness evident throughout and Nina's smart voice.