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The Cobra's Song

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Binding: Hardcover
List Price: $22.99
Our Price: $5.40 $2.60 CAD
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ISBN: 9781665911887
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Page Count: 294
Publication Date: 5/16/2023
Size: 8.50" l x 5.82" w x 1.20"
Series: N/A

From the author of American as Paneer Pie comes an “absorbing” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade adventure steeped in Indian folklore following a girl who learns how to find her voice and face her fears, perfect for fans of Aru Shah and Amina’s Song.

Ten-year-old Geetanjali doesn't mind singing, but she knows she'll never be as good as her mother, Aai, and grandmother, Aaji, famous classical singers from India whose celebrity has followed the family all the way to their small town of Deadwood, Michigan, where Geetanjali lives with her aai and her father, Baba.

After freezing onstage during a concert performance with her aai, Geetanjali adds "fear of singing" to her list of fears, a list that seems to be growing daily. Aai tries to stress the importance of using one's voice and continuing to sing; Geetanjali hopes that when her aaji comes to visit this summer, she'll be able to help her.

But when they pick Aaji up at the airport, she's not alone. Lata, an auntie Geetanjali has never met before, is with aaji and their neighbor, Heena Auntie, who is acting strange and mean and not like the warm auntie she normally is. Lata Auntie has heard all about Geetanjali's family while growing up in India. She knows Aai and Aaji are the only ones who can sing "Raag Naagshakti." Aai plays it off, but Geetanjali thinks back to the raag staring with N that had been torn out of Aai's binder. She has never heard of "Raag Naagshakti," which sounds like it is about the power of cobras. Geetanjali is determined not to let her imagination get he best of her and add "aunties" to her list of fears, but she can't help but wonder about the connection between the missing raag, Heena Auntie's cold behavior, and their interesting summer visitor.

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