By Jasbinder Bilan (author)
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Chosen by our Guest Editor for May 2023, Jacqueline Wilson,as one of her must-reads - "A magical story about an orphaned girl called Aarti who slowly finds out who she really is."
From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird and Tamarind & the Star of Ishta comes a atmospheric, magical adventure with a stunning twist ...
Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with rare warmth. Aarti's only comforts are a book of Indian myths full of blue gods, a fox's friendship, and a toy rabbit she finds in a locked room. Then, she learns Aunt has been feeding her lies. Fate intervenes when a half-drowned boy washes up on the beach.
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With his help, Aarti hopes to remember who she really is ... and perhaps find a way home.
The mesmerising third novel from one of the most exciting writers of middle-grade fiction Jasbinder is the author of the Costa Book Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird and Indie Book Award-winning Tamarind & the Star of Ishta.
Themes of identity, faith and belonging with a stunning twist in an evocative and remote Scottish island setting
'A magical stormy adventure' The Times
'A gem for readers of eight-plus' The Guardian
'A deliciously addictive, one-sitting type of read' Nizrana Farook
'A beautiful weaving of myth and magic ... Simply stunning' Zillah Bethell
Jasbinder Bilan was born in India, close to the Himalayas, before moving to Nottingham as a child. She graduated from Bath Spa University and has gone on to write several books for children, winning a plethora of awards for her work. Her debut novel Asha and the Spirit Bird was awarded the Times/Chicken House Prize and the Costa Children’s Book Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, longlisted for the Jhalak Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Jasbinder is also an active member of Authors4Oceans, an organisation campaigning to clean our oceans of plastic.
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Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Like the weather, Aunt rules her world with rare warmth.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Aarti & the Blue Gods and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Aarti & the Blue Gods features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Aarti & the Blue Gods was written by Jasbinder Bilan and published by Chicken House Ltd
Aarti & the Blue Gods has 242 pages
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