{"title":"Nidhi Chanani","description":"Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. Born in Calcutta and raised in California, she creates because it makes her happy--with the hope that it can make others happy too. Her debut graphic novel, Pashmina, received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, was a JLG Selection, a YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and was reviewed in the New York Times, among other honors. She has a number of other comics and picture books out in the world, including Binny's Diwali, Jukebox, and What Will My Story Be? Chanani draws and dreams every day with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.","products":[{"product_id":"super-boba-cafe-book-1-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst in a series, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNidhi Chanani's \u003ci\u003eSuper Boba Café\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a secret teashop, an earthquake-causing monster, and an unforgettable summer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the fog-laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba café. Run by Jing Li and guarded by her kitty, Bao, it comfortably fades into the background. But inside the boba café, there's a secret. Jing is the keeper of the monster of San Francisco. Each day she prepares one giant boba for nine hours to feed it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jing's granddaughter, Aria, comes to stay with her for the summer, she makes it her mission to turn the café around. Aria is quickly aided by Bao, who gives birth to eight perfect kittens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aria spreads the news of the boba cat café on social media and overnight it is overrun with excited customers. Each day Nainai Li (Grandma Li) finds reasons to close the café, but the demand only increases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When she opens, the hill monster is left hungry and small earthquakes begin to plague the city. When Aria secretly follows her nainai to the hill monster's cave, she isn't sure what awaits. Will Aria be able to reason with the monster, or will she become its new favorite meal? Or might she disturb its underground existence and cause the \u003ci\u003eBig One\u003c\/i\u003e?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577626661087,"sku":"9781419759574","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8s6bSVOw259781419759574.webp?v=1784357617"},{"product_id":"super-boba-cafe-2-home-sea-home-paperback","title":"Super Boba Café #2: Home Sea Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAria and Nainai are back in this \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a mysterious ancient monster and the quest to set it free\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aria thought her life would go back to normal when she left her nainai's boba shop--and the monster living below it--behind in San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But while Aria and Nainai may have stopped the Big One, the aftershocks from her summer adventure are far from over. Each night, the monster visits Aria's dreams, calling her back to the caves below the city. Stranger still, Aria's discovered a newfound ability to manipulate water . . . but her powers aren't quite under her control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So Aria convinces her parents she needs another visit with Nainai, and she packs her bags and heads back to San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beneath the boba shop, Aria and Nainai learn the monster's secret--he needs their help to return home. Can Aria learn how to harness her new powers (and a whole lot of boba) to bring the monster back to the sea, or will it be trapped under the city forever? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore from the Super Boba Cafe series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Boba Cafe \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50587142586591,"sku":"9781419759598","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BQDLLmIIEW9781419759598.webp?v=1784556042"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nidhi-chanani.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}