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Monsoon Summer

Monsoon Summer
  • Author(s): Mitali Perkins
  • Location(s): Berkeley, Pune (Poona)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

Jasmine (Jazz) lives in Berkeley, CA and is the child of an Indian Mother and a white Father. At 15 she is already running a small business with Steve, taking photos of tourists in front of Landmarks. Jazz’ Mum...

The Infinite Plan

The Infinite Plan
  • Author(s): Isabel Allende
  • Location(s): Los Angeles, Berkeley, Vietnam
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th century

Isabel Allende’s powerful tale of one boy’s escape from the slums of Los Angeles. This magnificent novel tells the story of Gregory Reeves, the son of Charles, an itinerant preacher. As a boy, Gregory accepts the endless journeying and...

The Last Watchman of Old Cairo

The Last Watchman of Old Cairo
  • Author(s): Michael David Lukas
  • Location(s): Cairo, Berkeley
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 11th - 21st Century

Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the centuries-old history that binds...

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