'My brother preferred being with mother and me. He used to help us prepare vegetables in the kitchen or make the bread. But what he liked best was listening to my mother's stories.' But those childhood days are long gone, and now a great distance divides sister and brother, children and mother. The stories in this volume of World Stories come from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The writers are Romesh Gunesekera, M. Athar Tahir, Chitra Divakaruni, Anu Kumar, Anne Ranasinghe, Ruskin Bond, Anita Desai, Vijita Fernando, and Amara Bavani Dev.
- Carapace Romesh Gunesekera
- The Inspector of shcools M. Athar Tahir
- The Intelligence of Wild Things CHitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- The Kite-maker Anu Kumar
- The Stepmother Anne Ranasinghe
- The Night Train at Deoli Ruskin Bond
- A Devoted Son Anita Desai
- Missiya, the Wild One Vijita Fernando
- For a Horseshoe Nail Amara Bavani Dev
- Glossary
- Activities: Before Reading
- Activities: After Reading
- About the Authors
- About the Bookworms Librsry