Anjan Sarkar
1) The new kid
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 1
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
While his scientist-parents study Earth, second-grader Zeke tries to fit in but Harris, a classmate, notices his abilities and sets out to prove Zeke is an alien.
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 2
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Harris and Roxy visit Zeke's house after school, then Harris's parents invite Zeke's family to dinner, but trying to convince anyone that they are aliens only gets Harris grounded.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 2
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 1
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's father is going on a business trip, but before he goes he tells Sadiq a story of the Desert Star, which fits in perfectly with Sadiq's third grade class field trip to the planetarium, and inspires Sadiq to build a simple telescope to study the stars when his father returns.
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 7
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Zeke learns that his parents' research mission is over and they must return to their home planet, Tragas, he and his friends seek a way to keep the family on Earth.
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 6
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Harris and Roxy try to help Zeke the alien over his confusion about Valentine's Day, and to figure out who sent him an anonymous candy-gram.
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 5
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Zeke uses his powers to become a superstar on the youth baseball team, ignoring Harris's concern that this is cheating, their friendship is in trouble.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 3
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Even though it is summer Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has a injured shoulder he decides to volunteer to help with the gardening--and he convinces his friends to volunteer as well.
Author
Series
Little Olympians series volume 1
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Zeus causes a ruckus while living with his parents, Kronos and Rhea, when every time he sneezes or gets mad his lightning shoots out, so they send him to Eureka, a camp where little gods learn to use their supernatural abilities, and with the help of other gods like the wise Athena and the wisecracking Hermes, little Zeus learns to control his own powers and succeed.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 4
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sadiq's third grade class decides that they want a classroom pet, and their teacher, Ms. Battersby, is okay with the idea, so the students form a club to decide what kind of pet to get, and to research how to take care of it.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 5
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A young Somali American and his classmates design a model city to withstand floods, using river walls, floodgates, gutters, and rain gardens." --
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 6
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After a family hike in a nearby park, Sadiq forms the Explorers Club with his friends, who then help a neighbor create a nature-themed scavenger hunt for the Fourth of July celebration.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 7
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Sadiq and his friends form a theater club Sadiq, as director, thinks he must do everything until the director of his big sister Aliya's show tells him about delegating. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 8
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
As Ramadan nears, Sadiq and his friends form the Money Makers Club to plan a community fundraiser, an iftar, but when Zaza stops participating, Sadiq gets upset with him.
16) A new planet
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 8
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Stowing away on Zeke's family's spaceship, Harris and Roxy arrive on an alien planet where they are challenged to blend in by disguising themselves as locals.
17) Alien scout
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 3
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Harris invites Zeke to join him for a weekend at Beaver Scout Camp, but Zeke needs help understanding the activities and hiding his alien abilities from the other campers.
18) Trick or cheat?
Author
Series
Alien next door volume 4
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Zeke spends Halloween in his true alien form, but when a jealous classmate decides to stop him from winning the school costume contest, Harris and Roxy must save the day.
19) Rum pum pum
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"'Rrrrh!' means 'Let's be friends' in tiger talk, but the other animals don't understand him and run away! Maybe the gentle 'rum-pum-pum' of the drum can help him find a friend"--
Author
Series
Spy school (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Ben Ripley is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science--but he's entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Ben becomes an undercover agent and goes on his first assignment in this graphic novel adaptation of SPY SCHOOL"--