Most of The Shelf is curated by the grown-ups of this foundation. This page is not. This is Sarangi's shelf — Readathon Live's host, an unschooler, and the fastest reader in our house by a comfortable margin. The books here are hers: chosen by her, finished by her, recommended (or cheerfully dismissed) in her own words.

We built this page because a child telling you a book is brilliant lands completely differently than an adult telling you to read. That belief runs through everything we do with families — this page is simply the proof, kept live.

Currently Reading
A new book is on the go —
Sarangi's current read and her line on it are coming soon.
Recently Finished
Books she's just closed

Verified from Readathon, mid-2026 — to be refreshed with her, with a line on each in her own words.


The Homebound
Rosemary Marandi
Sarangi's line — coming soon.
An Absence of Squirrels
Aparna Kapur
Sarangi's line — coming soon.
Jacky Daydream
Jacqueline Wilson
Sarangi's line — coming soon.
The Lost Whale
Hannah Gold
Sarangi's line — coming soon.
The Train to Tanjore
Devika Rangachari
Sarangi's line — coming soon.
Hand-Me-This
Her recommendations, by mood

Not by genre or reading level — by feeling. Sarangi is sorting her favourites into her own piles, named in her own words.


Coming soon — Sarangi's own categories and the books she'd put in each. (We're leaving the pile names to her; the idiosyncrasy is the whole point.)
The Counter
Books finished this year

One honest number, updated when she feels like it. No streaks, no gamification — that's the lesson the first season taught us.


and counting