Karthik Delivers

From the award-winning author ofFinding Mighty, a moving middle-grade novel about finding your place by following your heart.

Karthik Raghavan is good at remembering things. Like the bike routes he takes as an errand boy for his parents’ store. Or all the reasons he still likes Juhi Shah even though she probably doesnt know he exists.

Remembering things isn’t much of an upside though when you’re stuck spending yourlast summer before high school biking groceries all over Boston. And it doesn’t help thatJuhi Shah seems to only have eyes for Karthik’s arch nemesis, Jacob Donnell who delights inhumiliating Karthik (and getting his name wrong) every chance he has.

But then, Karthik’s luck changes when he secretly agrees to starin a play about the famouscomposer, Leonard Bernstein. Suddenly, he can see a future in theatermaybe even professionally some day.ButKarthik can’t tell his parents. The family store is in jeopardy, and they need him delivering groceries on his bike to help save it. His mom spends every night worrying about the Financial Crisis, and she’s convinced that studying hard and staying focused is the only way to succeed.

Except…Karthik is having fun being Lenny. And besides, what if acting is Karthiks one special talent? Whatif acting is his way to catch Juhi Shahs attention? Can he balance his love for his family with his new passion for the stage?

“A refreshingly nuanced novel about what it means to chase your dreams.” –Kirkus Reviews