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Off the Cuff

By Supriya Kelkar
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Off the Cuff by Supriya Kelkar is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel about an Indian American girl growing up in a small Midwestern town. She discovers the confidence to stop disappearing into the melting pot and to be her best stand-out self. Woven with epistolary sidebars and... Read More
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Off the Cuff by Supriya Kelkar is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel about an Indian American girl growing up in a small Midwestern town. She discovers the confidence to stop disappearing into the melting pot and to be her best stand-out self.

Woven with epistolary sidebars and lively doodles, this moving slice-of-life story explores identity, authenticity, and navigating transitions. It is sure to charm fans of middle-grade graphic novels that tackle big themes with compassion and gentle humour.

When Juhi moves away, leaving Priya to start middle school without a true friend at her side, Priya vows to reinvent herself. New school = new me, she thinks. Out with the old, in with the new. However, when her "new" classmates remind her that tradition is considered "old," Priya tries to blend in by hiding her culture and changing what makes her unique: her hair, her clothes, her interests.

With only Juhi’s letters and their shared stories for comfort, Priya becomes resigned to a future of conformity. But can she find the strength to be herself—and prove that a potluck is better than a melting pot?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781536252927

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 February 2027

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ani Bushry

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Supriya Kelkar is an Indian American author and mixed-media illustrator who has been honored by the Michigan House of Representatives and Governor Whitmer for her outstanding contribution to children’s literature. She is the creator of And Yet You Shine: the Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance, her author-illustrator debut, as well as the author of the 2002 middle-school Global Read Aloud Selection Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame, American as Paneer Pie, That Thing About Bollywood, and The Cobra’s Song. She lives in Michigan with her husband and kids.

Ani Bushry is a graduate of the University of West England with a background in graphic design and illustration. She has created illustrations, character designs for animations, and content for marketing campaigns and social awareness campaigns for clients including NPR, UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, the Maldivian NGO Arc, and the Yes We Can Foundation. Her picture books include Bhangra Baby by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal and Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party by Saadia Faruqi. Ani Bushry lives in the Maldives with her husband and cats.

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