When Dimple Met Rishi
by Sandhya Menon • Book 1 of the Dimpleverse Series
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Romance
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
- South Asian
Year Published 2017
Word Count 93,975
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 700L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 190496, 14 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Dating (Social customs)
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Arranged marriage
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Romantic Comedy
- East Indian Americans--Fiction
- East Indian Americans
- Family life
- Families
- Dating (Social customs)--Fiction
- Arranged marriage--Fiction
- Family life--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
- Young Adult Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- #OwnVoices for 7-12
- PAUSD 8th-Grade Core and Supplemental Li
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Sandhya Menon about When Dimple Met Rishi
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Sandhya Menon
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Sneha Mathan and Vikas Adam
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Book Trailers 1

TV Series Trailer: Mismatched from Netflix India
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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 6

South Asia Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature, 2012-2024
Commended, 2018

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2018

Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2018

Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2025
Selection, 2018

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Young Adult Selection, 2017; Audiobooks Selection, 2018
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