Karuna Riazi
2) The Battle
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019].
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A virtual reality game freezes time in New York City and thrusts twelve-year-old Ahmad Mirza and his classmate, Winnie, into the game world of Paheli, where they must overcome the Mastermind and the Architect.
3) The gauntlet
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads
Pub. Date
[2018].
Edition
First Salaam paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Farah and her two best friends get sucked into a mechanical board game called The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand--a puzzle game akin to a large Rubik's cube--they know it's up to them to defeat the game's diabolical architect in order to save themselves and those who are trapped inside, including her baby brother Ahmed. But first they have to figure out how. Under the tutelage of a lizard guide named Henrietta Peel and an aeronaut...
Publisher
Soho Teen
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An anthology of YA stories that explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships. They're about how being different from the person you love can matter but how it can also not matter. They're about handling relationships where differences are front and center. And they're about Chinese pirate ghosts, black girl vigilantes, colonial India, a flower festival, a garden of poisons, and so, so much else. -- adapted from jacket...