Nura and the Immortal Palace meets South Asian myths and legends in this fairytale based on Bengali folklore that puts brown girls centre-stage , from the author of Rumaysa: A Fairytale. Aya has been fascinated by stars ever since she can remember. But never in her wildest imagination did she expect to get struck by one and develop powers beyond her control. When the evil Abnus takes over the region of Alferra in search of power, Aya quickly learns there is a great darkness afoot. Can Aya learn to control her burgenoning magic and keep her friends and family safe before it''s too late? Aya and the Star Chaser is a brilliant gothic fairytale from Radiya Hafiza.

Autorentext
Radiya Hafiza studied English Language and Literature at King’s College London and worked in publishing for a few years. She is behind the fantastic blog The Good Assistant. Radiya grew up reading classic Western fairy tales that never had any brown girls in them. Rumaysa was her debut novel and Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. Her latest novel, Aya and the Star Chaser, continues to bring stories to children who need to see themselves represented.

Klappentext

Aya and the Star Chaser is a brilliant gothic fairytale from Radiya Hafiza. For fans of Sophie Anderson and South Asian myths comes a fairytale based on Bengali folklore that puts brown girls centre-stage, from the author of Rumaysa: A Fairytale. Filled with gorgeous black and white illustrations by Kaley McKean.

Aya has been fascinated by stars ever since she can remember. But never in her wildest imagination did she expect to get struck by one and develop powers beyond her control.

When the evil Abnus takes over the region in search of power, Aya quickly learns there is a great darkness afoot. Can Aya learn to control her burgeoning magic and keep her friends and family safe before it's too late?

Zusammenfassung
The third middle grade book from Radiya Hafiza, author of Rumaysa: A Fairytale and Rumaysa Ever After, set in a magical world inspired by Bengali folklore that puts brown girls centre-stage.