Horrid High: Back To School

The Swaddle: Payal Kapadia’s Less-Horrid Sequel to ‘Horrid High’

Gone are the Scumbags, Lowlifes, Dimwits and Nincompoops. The houses at Horrid High have been renamed. The school is no longer horrid. Ferg Gottin and his friends Fermina Filch, Immy Tate and Phil Fingersmith are back for another year at Horrid High, and they’

12 May 2016 • 2 min read

Deccan Chronicle

"Where everything is horrid" - Deccan Chronicle

‘Horrid High’ is the world’s most horrid school in new children’s book New Delhi: Award-winning author of children’s books Payal Kapadia was at a writer’s workshop when the character of a school bully came

25 Apr 2016 • 2 min read

Book Reviews

The Hindustan Times - "Wickedly, horridly horrid"

Is life getting dull and boring? Pick up the “wickedly funny” book Horrid High: Back to School by Payal Kapadia It is pretty unusual, but the greatest compliment that I can pay Payal Kapadia is that her new book is truly horrid. Yep, doesn’

8 Apr 2016 • 2 min read

Horrid High: Back To School

The Hindu - "Malory Towers with a touch of Dahl"

In most school novels, you have boarding schools set in castles, filled with helpful teachers, great friends and superb food. Children spend most of their time solving mysteries or discovering fantastic beasts. Journalist-turned-author Payal Kapadia’s Horrid High series is set in a boarding

7 Apr 2016 • 1 min read

Businessworld

Tulika Books - The More Packed With Facts And Figures, The Better They Sell

Browse through any of the must-read book lists for children, and Tulika Publishers is sure to find multiple entries in these lists. This year, Tulika turns 20 and its founder Radhika Menon only wants to do more in the children’s publishing arena.

7 Mar 2016 • 4 min read

Horrid High: Back To School

The Indian Express - "We live in a Series and Best-Seller Driven Market"

Ask her what’s her recipe for a successful children’s book and pat comes the reply from author Payal Kapadia. “I don’t take myself seriously. In fact, my daughters Keya (12) and Nyla (18) are the first readers and critics of my

29 Feb 2016 • 3 min read

Events & Appearances

Payal Kapadia takes CIS Students on a trek through the world of fantasy

Bangalore, 27 February 2016: To encourage reading among children, Canadian International School (CIS) invited the award-winning children’s author Payal Kapadia to interact with the school children. As part of the interaction Payal read sections from her recently launched book, ‘Horrid High – Back

27 Feb 2016 • 2 min read

Book Reviews

Hindustan Times reviews Horrid High: Back to School: "A delight for young readers"

Seldom do you come across a novel for young minds, which has the power to engage the easily distracted young guns of this age. However, author Payal Kapadia’s novel, Horrid High Back to School, manages to do it with ease.

15 Feb 2016 • 1 min read

Blogs

Hippocampus Library interviews Payal Kapadia: "“There’s a little part of us that remains a child forever."

Payal Kapadia’s debut book, Wisha Wozzariter, won the Crossword Award for Children’s Writing in 2013. It is also on the “101 Indian Children’s Books We Love!” list. After getting a B.A.(Hons.) degree in English Literature from St. Xavier’s

3 Jan 2016 • 2 min read

Blogs

DailyO.in reviews Horrid High: Back to School: "My favourite children's books of 2015"

Horrid High: Back to School by Payal Kapadia returns with another adventure. Horrid High is no longer the horrid school that it once was – Granny Grit is now principal and has a new fleet of teachers. But when Granny Grit has to rush to

24 Dec 2015 • 1 min read