Short Chapter Books for Ages 8-12 Series

Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. How brave must a deer be? Brave enough to flee from danger, naturally. Everything frightens Dearie and makes him freeze. When he is faced with danger, real or imagined, he is unable to move a muscle. His fear becomes a threat to the herd and he is made to leave it. He must live alone, alone with his fears amidst the dangers that abound all around him. About the Short Chapter Book Series The average word count of books in the series is 6000. The books attempt to: Inculcate the love of reading in all children. Help Beginner Readers become Advanced Readers. Encourage Reluctant Readers to start reading. Introduce children to different genres.

Ranjan meets a most unusual bird in his garden. Bigger than him and able to talk, the bird is lost and doesn't know in which direction its home lies. Ranjan takes his compass and goes with the bird to help it. And learns a valuable lesson. All living creatures need one another even though the connection is not clear. It is said, ‘When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.’ The Homeless Birds shows how human beings and human habitat sometimes threaten other species and their space.

The Boy Who Was Left Behind is a story for all ages. Vimal lives with his grandmother. His parents who are NRIs - non-resident Indians – leave him with his grandmother when he is two. Vimal grows up in Jaipur, happy and secure in the loving care of his grandmother. His parents are a blurred memory made up from short visits. When Vimal is eight, a phone call in the night turns his world topsy-turvy. His grandmother leaves him with relatives and goes to London. Once again, Vimal is left behind – this time with a secret that is too big for a young boy.

After a game of hide and seek with her brother and friends, Sneha goes missing. The presence of a strange car points to kidnap. The police is called in. But Sneha is not kidnapped. She is in the midst of an adventure, an adventure of a different kind. The Missing Girl tries to spark an interest in science in young readers.

Daksha lives in a hamlet on the Himalayas. An orphan, she learns native medicine by assisting a vaidya. A chance encounter brings her to the notice of people who move her to town and admit her to a school. Daksha is unhappy there and wants to return to her hamlet – until a resourceful doctor helps her adjust to her new life. Daksha the Medicine Girl and The Missing Girl (also by the author) are used as supplementary readers in some schools in India.

Bholu, a monkey, comes to the city looking for adventure. In a short time he learns city ways and when he returns to the forest, he continues with them. Knife and Fork is Bholu’s story and how he learns three important lessons: “Monkey ways are right for monkeys just as human ways are right for human beings.” “Food and fun are meant to be shared with friends.” “Losing friends is easy, winning them back is not.”

On some nights, cries of cheetahs and leopards come from the forest. Naturally, people are afraid to enter it. Why are wild animals moving from the dense jungle across the hills to the sparse forest? Has it anything to do with the factory that looks to be shut down but secretly operates? Abhi and his cousins find out in a thrilling adventure!

The fairy grants Niki a wish. Niki asks for time to decide and takes the help of her friend. They consider flying cars, superpowers, favorite treats and more. Niki doesn’t want any of them. Using a superpower feels like cheating and her mother wouldn’t allow her to go flying in a car or gorge on her favourite ice cream! When Niki finds out that her classmate Amy and her father are in serious trouble, she turns to the fairy for help. Will the fairy come in time? And can she take on dangerous goons?

Krishta is from Planet Azeon. Her father is the greatest scientist in the Universe. Krishta is a poor student. She accompanies her father on one of his trips to Planet Earth because the sciences here are still at a basic level. She hopes that by studying them, she will be able to do better with her lessons. Suraj discovers her in his Chemistry lab. He and his sister try to help Krishta. But Ikor, banished from Ayzeon for his violent ways, has tracked down Martev and seeks revenge . . .

The magician announced, “Tricksters are calling themselves magicians. Soon magicians will be called tricksters! I cannot allow that to happen. So tonight, I bring you real magic.” Ismail and Hassan, and everyone in the audience are amazed by Jadugar’s act. Bur is it really magic? Ismail thinks not. Until he and Hassan are swept into The Magician’s Turban!

The life of a princess isn’t easy. There are rules and more rules … When Akhila was born, she cried so hard that her face turned purple. The queen was annoyed. A princess wasn’t supposed to cry. “Your highness! Akhila is a baby. All babies cry as soon as they are born! It shows that they are healthy!” her nurse said. “Only common babies cry.” As Akhila grew up, she broke more rules. She kept pets, played with children of shepherds, climbed trees and more. Until the king and queen put a stop to it all…