TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu read Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page and interviewed its author/illustrators, Supriya Kelkar and Jarrett Lerner. Read Ethan’s thoughts below.
In Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page, kids get together to save their school library from budget cuts. Roohi, who’s good at academics and athletics, crosses paths with Nate, a skateboarder who doesn’t like school. They need to join forces to save the library, but they have opposite personalities. That makes it hard for them to work together. “The road to becoming friends is not always perfectly smooth,” Jarrett Lerner, one of the book’s author/illustrators, told TIME for Kids.
Roohi and Nate have to collaborate when their beloved school librarian, Mrs. Sharp, is in danger of losing her job. With their friends, they brainstorm ways to raise money for the library. Ultimately, they decide that spreading awareness might make the biggest impact. Will they be able to help?
Readers who love libraries will enjoy Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page. The authors hope to honor educators and librarians: people who work tirelessly to build meaningful connections with students. Supriya Kelkar, the book’s other author/illustrator, told TIME for Kids, “We want kids to use their voice for what matters and make a difference in the world.”
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