The Kingdom over the Sea

by Nabi, Zohra

• ISBN13: 9781665931083
• ISBN10: 1665931086
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781665931106
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-06-06
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Summary

Aru Shah meets One Thousand and One Nights in this lavish middle grade adventure following a girl who must travel to a mystical land of sorceresses, alchemists, jinn, and flying carpets to discover her heritage and fulfill her destiny.

My own Yara, if you are reading this, then something terrible has happened, and you are on your own. To return to the city of Zehaira, you must read out the words on the back of this letter… Good luck, my brave girl.

When twelve-year-old Yara’s mother passes away, she leaves behind a letter and a strange set of instructions. Yara must travel from the home she has always known to a place that is not on any map—Zehaira, a world of sorcerers, alchemists, and simmering magic. But Zehaira is not the land it used to be. The practice of magic has been outlawed, the Sultan’s alchemists are plotting a sinister scheme—and the answers Yara is searching for seem to be out of reach.

Yara must summon all her courage to discover the truth about her mother’s past and her own identity…and to find her place in this magical new world.

Author Biography

Zohra Nabi lives in London. She graduated with a law degree, but wrote fiction for her own enjoyment, and after winning a prize in a legal essay competition, she decided to put the money toward studying creative writing. She has always been interested in stories about immigration and displacement, and she took inspiration from the experiences of her family in Kashmir for The Kingdom over the Sea.