Sheela Chari

Profile

Sheela Chari writes about missing things. She is the author of the upcoming middle grade novel Karthik Delivers and several middle grade mysteries, including The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel series, based on the Peabody Award-winning podcast; Finding Mighty, a Children’s Choice Award Finalist; and Vanished, an APALA Children’s Literature Honor Book, Edgar finalist for best juvenile mystery, and Al’s Book Club Pick on the Today Show.

Sheela is interested in the intersection between everyday mysteries and the places where we live. She is also curious about immigrant lives both lived and imagined, the role of memory in storytelling, and how the line between fact and fiction can be blurry. She lives in New York with her family. To learn more about Sheela, visit her at sheelachari.com.