Padma Venkatraman on "Safe Harbor" (E22)
Award-winning author Padma Venkatraman returns with an uplifting middle grade novel in verse SAFE HARBOR (Nancy Paulsen Books; on sale January 21, 2025). In this poignant novel-in-verse, Padma Venkatraman tells the story of two kids who help rescue a wounded seal, and in learning it’s okay to show their emotions, find their own safe harbors.
Venkatraman was inspired to write SAFE HARBOR after walking along the shore near her home in the Ocean State, where she was surprised to see a seal on the beach. Like Geetha, Padma grew up in India and now lives in Rhode Island. Before becoming a…
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