Sona Sharma, Wish Me Luck Hardcover by Chitra Soundar; illustrated by Jen Khatun

Product Details

• Publisher: Candlewick (2025-02-18)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 112 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781536238174
• Item Weight: 198.45 grams
• Dimensions: 8.06 x 5.31 x 0.54 cm

Sona wishes some things would never change! Can she and her friends find a way to keep their beloved teacher from moving to her new husband’s city?

Sona and her friends are eager for their midterm break to begin, but Sona’s plans to write a book and go on adventures are pushed aside when her teacher, Miss Rao, announces that she’s getting married—and Sona and her classmates are all invited! But Sona’s excitement sours when she and her friends realize that after the wedding, Miss Rao might go to live with her husband in a different city. What if she never returns? Sona wishes Miss Rao would never get married! Appa promises that change doesn’t mean goodbye forever, and Amma reassures her that “fortune favors the brave.” She tells Sona that if she wants something, she should go make it happen. Can determination and a warm heart—together with wishes on peacock feathers and an earnest petition to Miss Rao herself—help Sona to keep her adored teacher close? This book will be utterly relatable to any reader determined never to say goodbye.

About the Author

Chitra Soundar grew up in Chennai, India, in a multigenerational family that was filled with small fights, big laughter, and lots of stories. An award-winning author of more than forty books for children, she loves writing picture books, fiction, nonfiction, and verse. Chitra Soundar travels the world visiting schools and appearing at festivals to bring Indian stories to children everywhere. She lives in London.

Jen Khatun is an award-winning illustrator whose work incorporates whimsy and playfulness in each line. Based in England, she enjoys living close to the sea and regularly walks through the beautiful downs to fuel her creativity.