{"product_id":"game-of-stars-kiranmala-and-the-kingdom-beyond-2-volume-2-hardcover","title":"Game of Stars (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #2): Volume 2 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSayantani DasGupta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaving the multiverse is no game in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Demon Queen shows up in her bedroom, smelling of acid and surrounded by evil-looking bees, twelve-year-old Kiranmala is uninterested. After all, it's been weeks since she last heard from her friends in the Kingdom Beyond, the alternate dimension where she was born as an Indian princess. But after a call to action over an interdimensional television station and a visit with some all-seeing birds, Kiran decides that she has to once again return to her homeland, where society is fraying, a terrible game show reigns supreme, and friends and foes alike are in danger. Everyone is running scared or imprisoned following the enactment of sudden and unfair rules of law.However, things are a lot less clear than the last time she was in the Kingdom Beyond. Kiran must once again solve riddles and battle her evil Serpent King father -- all while figuring out who her true friends are, and what it really means to be a hero.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSayantani DasGupta is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the critically acclaimed, Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books, the first of which -- \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent's Secret -- \u003c\/i\u003ewas a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, a \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Middle Grade Novel of the 21st Century, and an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDebating Darcy\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary young adult reimagining of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e. Sayantani is a pediatrician by training, but now teaches at Columbia University. When she's not writing or reading, Sayantani spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her black Labrador retriever Khushi from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags. She is a team member of We Need Diverse Books, and can be found online at sayantanidasgupta.com and on Twitter at @sayantani16.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Game of Stars\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772375073056,"sku":"9781338185737","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/138b09e63828553a6f09ebb5a0690b87.webp?v=1780404267","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/game-of-stars-kiranmala-and-the-kingdom-beyond-2-volume-2-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}