Bundle of Secrets: Savita Returns Home

Savita leaves the spice-scented bustle of India clutching a dhow ticket and a mysterious cloth bundle, her heart thumping like the oars that slice the Indian Ocean toward Kenya’s sunlit coast. She dreams of reuniting with her spirited friend Njeri, swapping tales beneath acacia shadows, and unveiling those “secrets” she smuggled across two continents—proof that Immigrant Rights and Education Equity bloom when cultures trade stories instead of walls. On the salt-sprayed deck, Savita marvels at moonlit waves that once ferried traders, asking herself how many families, like hers, keep stretching to fit new lands without snapping their roots. When the dhow finally glides into her Kenyan harbor, red clay meets bright sari silk, and the bundle’s surprise sparks laughter loud enough to stitch India and Africa into one vibrant quilt. Awarded the 2014 Children’s Africana Book Award, Bundle of Secrets delivers teacher-ready questions and activities that turn any classroom into a passport office, inviting students from Nairobi to New York to honor every accent at the lunch table. Smash the blue ➕ to Save to List for your next multicultural lesson, or tap Learn More for easy links to buy online or borrow from your local library.