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| ⚫ | '''Rajani LaRocca''' is an Indian-American author of [[children's literature]] and a [[primary-care physician]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Makhijani |first1=Pooja |title=Q & A with Rajani LaRocca |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/87355-q-a-with-rajani-larocca.html |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Publishers Weekly }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Rath |first1=Arun |last2=Ruhalter |first2=Kana |date=14 July 2023 |title='A Vaccine is Like a Memory' teaches children about the history of vaccines |url=https://www.wgbh.org/culture/2023-07-14/a-vaccine-is-like-a-memory-teaches-children-about-the-history-of-vaccines |access-date=15 February 2024 |publisher=WGBH}}</ref> She writes [[middle grade fiction]] relating to [[Indian-American]] identity and [[medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Vicky |title=Out to the Ball Game With Rajani LaRocca |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/rajani-larocca-much-ado-about-baseball-interview/ |website=Kirkus Reviews }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Groban |first1=Betsy |date=17 September 2021 |title=Physician, podcast host, and children's author Rajani LaRocca discusses her six-book year |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/17/lifestyle/physician-podcast-host-childrens-author-rajani-larocca-discusses-her-six-book-year/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |publisher=Boston Globe}}</ref> She won a 2022 [[Newbery Honor]] for her novel ''Red, White and Whole.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=Christina |date=2022-01-24 |title='The Last Cuentista' wins 2022 Newbery Medal for best children's book |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2022/01/24/newbery-award-caldecott-award-2022/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> |
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== Writing career == |
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LaRocca enjoyed creative writing in high school and college, but stopped when she began attending medical school. She began writing again in 2011.<ref name=":0" /> She signed with TriadaUS Literary Agency in 2017.'''''<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Laura Fineberg |date=2023-07-18 |title=Interview: Kidlit Author Rajani LaRocca Discusses Four Eagerly Awaited Books |url=https://writersrumpus.com/2023/07/18/interview-kidlit-author-rajani-larocca-discusses-four-eagerly-awaited-books/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=WRITERS' RUMPUS |language=en}}</ref>''''' |
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== Publications == |
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=== Picture books === |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fI8WzAEACAAJ |title=Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math |date=2020 |publisher=Lee & Low Books Incorporated |isbn=978-1-885008-97-8 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sUUlEAAAQBAJ&q=%22Rajani+LaRocca%22 |title=Bracelets for Bina's Brothers |date=2021-04-20 |publisher=Charlesbridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-62354-129-3 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sAdEAAAQBAJ&q=%22rajani+larocca%22 |title=Where Three Oceans Meet |date=2021-08-24 |publisher=Abrams |isbn=978-1-64700-500-9 |language=en}} |
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* ''Summer is for Cousins'' (2021)<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last1=Balaban |first1=Samantha |date=5 August 2021 |title=Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation |url=https://www.kios.org/2023-08-05/hop-in-the-minivan-summer-is-for-cousins-invites-you-on-a-family-vacation |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=NPR |publisher=National Public Radio}}</ref> |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lTc7EAAAQBAJ&q=%22rajani+larocca%22 |title=My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris |date=2021-08-31 |publisher=Random House Children's Books |isbn=978-0-593-43022-4 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Us43zgEACAAJ |title=The Secret Code Inside You: All About Your DNA |date=2021-09-14 |publisher=little bee books |isbn=978-1-4998-1075-2 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qh8-EAAAQBAJ&q=%22Rajani+LaRocca%22 |title=I'll Go and Come Back |date=2022-03-29 |publisher=Candlewick Press |isbn=978-1-5362-0717-0 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OXxIEAAAQBAJ&q=%22rajani+larocca%22 |title=Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Now! (Barks Dog) |date=2022-06-28 |publisher=Charlesbridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-63289-339-0 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXqQEAAAQBAJ |title=Chicken Soup For the Soul KIDS: Lucas's Tricky Day: Looking on the Bright Side |date=2022-10-25 |publisher=Charlesbridge |isbn=978-1-62354-283-2 |language=en}} |
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* ''A Vaccine is Like a Memory'' (2023)<ref name=":0" /> |
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* ''Your One and Only Heart'' (2023)<ref name=":4" /> |
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* ''Masala Chai, Fast and Slow'' (2023)''<ref name=":4" />'' |
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=== Middle grade novels === |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkaBDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Rajani+LaRocca%22 |title=Midsummer's Mayhem |date=2019-06-11 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4998-0889-6 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCzhDwAAQBAJ&q=%22rajani+larocca%22 |title=Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner |date=2021-02-02 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-06-304744-0 |language=en}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=LaRocca |first=Rajani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fiQFEAAAQBAJ&q=%22Rajani+LaRocca%22 |title=Much Ado About Baseball |date=2021-06-15 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4998-1223-7 |language=en}} |
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* ''Switch'' (2022)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Soleore |first=Keira |date=2021-09-16 |title=Getting to know the scope and breadth of author Rajani LaRocca's children's and middle grade books |url=https://iexaminer.org/getting-to-know-the-scope-and-breadth-of-author-rajani-laroccas-childrens-and-young-adult-books/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=International Examiner |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* ''The Secret of the Dragon Gems'' (2023)''<ref name=":4" />'' |
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* ''Mirror to Mirror'' (Quill Tree Books, 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-08 |title=Author Interview: Rajani LaRocca |url=https://www.onlypicturebooks.com/2023/05/08/author-interview-rajani-larocca/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Only Picture Books |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* ''Sona and the Golden Beasts'' (2024)''<ref name=":4" />'' |
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== Personal life == |
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LaRocca is of [[Tamils|Tamil]] descent.<ref name=":3" /> She was born in [[Bangalore]],'''''<ref name=":4" />''''' but grew up in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], where she attended [[Louisville Collegiate School]].<ref name=":0" /> She moved to Boston for college.<ref name=":0" /> She is a graduate of [[Harvard College]] and [[Harvard Medical School]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaRocca |first1=Rajani |title=How I Managed to Get Six Books Published in 2021 |url=https://www.writersdigest.com/be-inspired/how-i-managed-to-get-six-books-published-in-2021 |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Writer's Digest |date=13 July 2021 }}</ref> |
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She currently lives in [[Concord, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boles |first1=Sydney |last2=Dearing |first2=Tiziana |date=2 August 2022 |title=Local author Rajani LaRocca on writing complicated identities |url=https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2022/08/02/rajani-larocca-red-white-whole |access-date=15 February 2024 |publisher=WBUR}}</ref> with her family.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shohet West |first1=Nancy |date=4 March 2022 |title=Even during the pandemic, these Greater Boston authors kept writing |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/04/metro/even-during-pandemic-these-local-authors-kept-writing/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |publisher=Boston Globe}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:06, 3 May 2024
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| Born | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Writer, physician |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
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Rajani LaRocca is an Indian-American author of children's literature and a primary-care physician.[1][2] She writes middle grade fiction relating to Indian-American identity and medicine.[3][4] She won a 2022 Newbery Honor for her novel Red, White and Whole.[5]
Writing career
LaRocca enjoyed creative writing in high school and college, but stopped when she began attending medical school. She began writing again in 2011.[2] She signed with TriadaUS Literary Agency in 2017.[6]
Publications
Picture books
- LaRocca, Rajani (2020). Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math. Lee & Low Books Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-885008-97-8.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-04-20). Bracelets for Bina's Brothers. Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62354-129-3.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-08-24). Where Three Oceans Meet. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-64700-500-9.
- Summer is for Cousins (2021)[7]
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-08-31). My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris. Random House Children's Books. ISBN 978-0-593-43022-4.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-09-14). The Secret Code Inside You: All About Your DNA. little bee books. ISBN 978-1-4998-1075-2.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2022-03-29). I'll Go and Come Back. Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-1-5362-0717-0.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2022-06-28). Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Now! (Barks Dog). Charlesbridge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63289-339-0.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2022-10-25). Chicken Soup For the Soul KIDS: Lucas's Tricky Day: Looking on the Bright Side. Charlesbridge. ISBN 978-1-62354-283-2.
- A Vaccine is Like a Memory (2023)[2]
- Your One and Only Heart (2023)[6]
- Masala Chai, Fast and Slow (2023)[6]
Middle grade novels
- LaRocca, Rajani (2019-06-11). Midsummer's Mayhem. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4998-0889-6.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-02-02). Red, White, and Whole: A Newbery Honor Award Winner. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-304744-0.
- LaRocca, Rajani (2021-06-15). Much Ado About Baseball. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4998-1223-7.
- Switch (2022)[8]
- The Secret of the Dragon Gems (2023)[6]
- Mirror to Mirror (Quill Tree Books, 2023)[9]
- Sona and the Golden Beasts (2024)[6]
Personal life
LaRocca is of Tamil descent.[7] She was born in Bangalore,[6] but grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended Louisville Collegiate School.[2] She moved to Boston for college.[2] She is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.[10]
She currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts[11] with her family.[12]
References
- ^ Makhijani, Pooja. "Q & A with Rajani LaRocca". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Rath, Arun; Ruhalter, Kana (14 July 2023). "'A Vaccine is Like a Memory' teaches children about the history of vaccines". WGBH. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Vicky. "Out to the Ball Game With Rajani LaRocca". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Groban, Betsy (17 September 2021). "Physician, podcast host, and children's author Rajani LaRocca discusses her six-book year". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Barron, Christina (2022-01-24). "'The Last Cuentista' wins 2022 Newbery Medal for best children's book". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e f Cooper, Laura Fineberg (2023-07-18). "Interview: Kidlit Author Rajani LaRocca Discusses Four Eagerly Awaited Books". WRITERS' RUMPUS. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b Balaban, Samantha (5 August 2021). "Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation". NPR. National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Soleore, Keira (2021-09-16). "Getting to know the scope and breadth of author Rajani LaRocca's children's and middle grade books". International Examiner. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Author Interview: Rajani LaRocca". Only Picture Books. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ LaRocca, Rajani (13 July 2021). "How I Managed to Get Six Books Published in 2021". Writer's Digest. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Boles, Sydney; Dearing, Tiziana (2 August 2022). "Local author Rajani LaRocca on writing complicated identities". WBUR. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Shohet West, Nancy (4 March 2022). "Even during the pandemic, these Greater Boston authors kept writing". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 February 2024.