A gentle, heartwarming children’s chapter book about friendship, feelings, and finding your rhythm at school.

Meet Yog and Gini—short for Yogi and Yogini—two 11-year-old Indian-American best friends on Lotus Lane. This time, it’s fall. Gini already knows the halls; Yog is new, learning them one bell at a time.

Together, they navigate going back to school with small moments that matter: saving a seat in the lunchroom, sharing paratha on a sunny bench, braving Picture Day in a bright kurta, saying a quiet yes at drama auditions, and carrying light through Diwali, Halloween, and Día de los Muertos—where joy and remembrance sit side by side.

Told through five short, interwoven stories—Beginnings Are Brave; A Seat at the Table; Picture That; The Quiet Yes; and The Light We Carry—Yog & Gini’s Falling into School invites young readers to slow down and notice the little truths of early fall: belonging takes time, kindness makes space, and courage doesn’t always shout.

This is a book for thoughtful kids and the grown-ups who love them—a cozy back-to-school journey that lingers long after the last page.