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Tarika Chari
ONLINE ENCOUNTERS AND MORE: 12 TEENAGE STORIES by Children’s Book Trust, 2021, 111 pp., 150.00
November 2022, volume 46, No 11

An anthology of 12 teenage stories, this book covers topics like online dating, bullying, child marriage, and more. Each narrator shares a story that means something to them. Life lessons and experiences are compiled together and are easily immersible with illustrations by Ajanta Guhathakurta.

Each short story in the anthology was descriptive, quickly introducing the reader to what’s currently happening. Some parts of the story are solely descriptive, and without dialogue it can become a bit difficult to read, but each story compels you to see the conclusion.

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