Bindi Babes

The first books I read with South Asian characters were Narinder Dhami’s novel series for pre-teens, The Bindi Babes. Dhami herself was born and raised in Britain, with a Punjabi father and English mother. The Bindi Babes told the stories of three sisters growing up in Britain in a Punjabi household. Their strict Punjabi auntie comes to take care of them when their mother dies, and a clash of cultures ensues. The fashionable, popular and confident sisters were my role models as a 10 year old. They were forever getting into hilarious scrapes, and navigated their multiple worlds with assurance and always with style.

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I love how the cover speaks to the multiple worlds that the three sisters have to live in.

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