Sita Jit is an Indian-Canadian children’s author and former elementary school teacher and curriculum consultant. Jit was born and raised in Toronto and continues to live in Ontario. Jit likes to explore community, intergenerational relationships and Indian culture in her writing. Her first middle grade novel, The Distance Between Us, will be published in 2027.
Fiction (Juvenile, Chapter book)
Divya Far From Home
Illustrated by Abhilasha Khatri.
Stone Arch Books/Capstone, 2024.
Series: Divya Dubey ; 1
Synopsis
Nine-year-old Divya’s life is turned upside down when her family moves from Delhi, India, to a new city halfway across the world. Divya goes from living as an only child with her own quiet bedroom to sharing a room with her cousin in a crowded home with extended family. Plus, everything is different at her new school too. Everyone keeps saying change is good–but not if you didn’t want to leave home in the first place!
Fiction (Juvenile, Chapter book)
Divya’s Supersecret Plan
Stone Arch Books/Capstone, 2025.
Illustrated by Abhilasha Khatri.
Series: Divya Dubey ; 2
Synopsis
When a family friend asks to have her mehndi party at Divya’s family’s restaurant, Divya knows just how to decorate to make the party truly magical. But the adults are all busy planning the menu, and no one will listen to Divya’s ideas. Divya decides to prove that she is responsible enough to contribute to the party by making a batch of her favorite sweet, ladoo, all by herself. Will she prove herself to her family, or will her plan be a total disaster?