A magical tale where a young Indian girl learns about her culture that has always felt somewhat secret to her. The graphic novel form added to the enjoyment of the story as well as the characters. I plan to book talk this new book with my students.

A graphic novel about a young Indian American girl trying to make sense of her hertiage. I liked how the novel shifts between black and white and color. The storyline was a bit difficult to follow at times which may make readers turn away. I did like the addition of the glossary at the end of the book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me a digital ARC of “Pashmina” by Nidhi Chanani. This is beautiful story that will pull at your heart. The illustrations are fantastic. Both the story and illustrations will appeal to many graphic novel readers and the library where I work will definitely be ordering a copy!

Thumbs up. A girl whose mother won't talk about why she emigrated from India discovers a shawl that transports her to a magical version of the land. Cute, but I wish the characters had been more deeply developed. (I think that would have been possible even granted this was marketed toward children.) This seems to be the author's debut as a graphic novelist, which seems about right. I look forward to seeing her work in the future.

This is a beautiful graphic novel. The contrast between the black and white everyday life and the world of the pashmina is powerful. Showing the ideal life vs the real in this way is inspiring.

The story itself has depth and emotion which is relatable to those in many walks of life however it is particularly moving for those in similar situations. I cannot even begin to understand how difficult it would be to leave everything you know and love on the mere hope that things will get better. It is a terrifying decision to have to make.

Representation is extremely important and Chanani adding her voice to the literary world is a wonderful thing!

I received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this story. The colors were beautiful, and the artwork of each scene perfectly matched the emotions if the story. It was a little confusing at time, because the story seemed to jump around. Overall, it's a fairly light-hearted story of love and self-acceptance.

Pashmina illustrations from color to black and white make this story realistic.

Decent so far. Malfunctioned at page 25 or so though.

Very much enjoyed this multi-cultural book about identity and sense of place. Breaks the stereotypes about Indian girls and provides a good story to boot.

Wonderful YA graphic novel about a young Indian-American girl trying to find out about her heritage.

Especially the coloured pictures of India are wonderful.

This was an interesting story about a pashmina that can show the wearer their options and what can happen. It can help make life changing decisions. Our girl want to know more about her life, her family, and her home country of India. But her mom says these topics are off limits. When the pashmina show her India over, and over again, it helps make the case for going. Overall I like this graphic novel and love what the illustrator has done with the colors, and lack of colors. The story line can be a little hard to follow, and I am really happy there was a glossary in the back. While I liked this book and story, I can see many being turned off. Not only is it hard to follow, but it can be hard to keep track of the timeline.

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Priyanka is an American teenager who is curious about her Indian ancestry and wants to visit India to find out more about her mother's past and meet some of her family. She finds a magical pashmina in her closet that gives her glimpses of the India she has always imagined. I liked how the illustrations change from grayscale in her real life to vivid colors in the fantasy scenes. The story and the illustrations were wonderfully done!

I really enjoyed reading about Priyanka. So often we have pre-established thoughts about foreign countries, only to one day learn they aren't true.. Priyanka dreams of visiting India, her mother' home country. She finds a beautiful Pashmina which transports her there, but it is much different there than it actually is. She gets her chance to finally go to India and it's not exactly how she thought it would be.
I would highly recommend this book, its a nice glimpse into the Indian Culture, I especially liked the inclusion of Shakti and her backstory. 5/5!!!

The art in this is *fantastic* but the story lacks focus and cohesion. Lots of things just happen with gaps of time in between, which is really confusing. I'd love to see another story from this artist, though. Really fantastic art and colors.

There were many things that I liked about this book. I loved the contrast between the grey of the real world and vibrant color of the Pashmina world. It really caught my attention the first time it moved to full color. I really liked that neither country, the US or India, felt like it was being presented in an idealized fashion. I thought that the story was pretty interesting, but I also felt like it often had very abrupt transitions to new scenes and I would be left wondering how it got there. The characters, especially the mother, sometimes said things that seemed to come out of the blue or that I couldn't imagine anybody actually saying out loud. Overall, a pretty good book that I would recommend.

Pashmina is a story about about Priyanka, a teenage girl whos family immigrated to the US from India before she was born. She's struggling with some issues - being bullied at school, not knowing about her father, and worrying about losing her connection with her Uncle when he and his wife have their own baby - when she stumbles up on a magical pashmina. When she wraps the intricately patterned scarf around her self, she is magically transported to India, where Kanta and Mayur guide her. Through these supernatural journeys, along with the journey she takes in real life, she is able to grow closer to her Mother and her family, and resolve some of her issues.

The book is wonderful. The illustrations are very charming, and I appreciated the author's use of black and white drawings to represent Pri's normal life, and full color panels to show she is in India. The author also does a great job weaving in details about India culture and mythology, and illustrating the struggle Pri and her family face - combining the cultures and expectations of two different countries.

Pri and her family will be relatable characters for many of my students. For my students from immigrant families, she shows how hard it can be for a child raised in America to balance their original culture with their new culture. For my non-immigrant kids, Priyanka still faces issues that they can relate to, such as bullying, family dynamic changes, and relating with your parents.

This book will be a welcome addition to my classroom library. Graphic novels are always among the favorites in my room. I teach students on many different reading levels, and I feel that this novel will be accessible to many, whether above or below grade level.

This is a gorgeous story! It deals with cultural issues, feminist issues and just plain growing up as an outsider with beautiful illustrations and so much heart!

A wonderful and poignant graphic novel about family, home, identity, and empowerment. I love the story's focus on a young Indian-American girl and her desire to connect with her heritage and family in India. The black and white artwork becomes vibrantly and gorgeously colourful during the magical realism sections of the books, and this is very effective. A lovely and powerful story!

Priyanka vorrebbe essere chiamata Pri, ma sua madre non vuole saperne.

Come non vuole raccontarle dell'India, da cui è partita prima che nascesse, ma ai cui costumi continua a esser fedele; e come non vuole raccontare a Priyanka di suo padre.

Pri non vuole essere indiana, vorrebbe integrarsi completamente a scuola; ma la febbre di conoscenza cresce, e il desiderio di scoprire la verità sul passato di sua madre e di un Paese che sembra uscito dalle fiabe la divora.

Finché non indossa lo scialle della madre, e viene trasportata in un'India di sogno. troppo bella per esser vera...

Una piacevole storia d'adolescenza e di ricerca della propria identità, in cui però rimane tutto estremamente superficiale; i personaggi sono davvero solo di carta, la vicenda è forse troppo semplice (o semplicistica) e tutti gli spunti che si sarebbero potuti sviluppare (le difficoltà di un rapporto madre-figlia, il passato doloroso, la diversità culturale, la ricerca di indipendenza e identità non solo della protagonista, ma anche delle donne intorno a lei) rimangono appena sbozzati.

I really enjoyed the graphic styling and the colors of this graphic novel.. I feel that the plot will resonate with anyone trying to understand their ancestry or kids who feel/felt marginalized in school. Priyanka seems relatable, curious and smart. When she finds the pashmina and the colors explode on the page, it's very visually interesting. I have always enjoyed Nidhi Chanani's artistic stylings, and I was happy to be able to read her debut graphic novel early.