{"product_id":"and-yet-you-shine-kohinoor-dia-113168","title":"And Yet You Shine","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003eAnd Yet You Shine: The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe story of one of the world’s most famous diamonds—stolen from South Asia during colonization and now among the crown jewels in London—is a call to action for readers to decolonize and hold their heads high.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kohinoor diamond, one of the most famous diamonds in the world, was stolen from India and fought over throughout centuries of colonial conquest, eventually landing in the hands of British royals who tricked a ten-year-old South Asian monarch into relinquishing it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe diamond was ultimately cut to nearly half its size to suit British beauty standards for the crown jewels—and is displayed to this day in the Tower of London museum, a trophy of colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProbing, poetic, and shimmering with the colors and patterns of Indian textiles, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnd Yet You Shine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is more than the true story of a precious gem passing hands. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe urgent narrative and well-researched afterword invite readers to consider the origins of museum artifacts and all they represent, how history is recorded, and why acknowledging past injustices and power dynamics can shape the world we live in today—and ensure a just tomorrow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis vibrant and moving meditation on resiliency invites readers of all backgrounds to decolonize—and shine with all their might.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSupriya Kelkar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an Indian-American author and mixed-media illustrator. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIn 2016, she won the Tu Books New Visions Award for her middle-grade novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAhimsa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShe is also the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerican As Paneer Pie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e That Thing about Bollywood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Cobra’s Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBrown Is Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, illustrated by Noor Sofi;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Bindu’s Bindis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eillustrated by Parvati Pillai; and many other acclaimed middle-grade novels and picture books. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAnd Yet You Shine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis her debut picture book as author-illustrator. 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