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Riazi, Karuna

The Gauntlet

298 pp. | Simon/Salaam | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-8696-5 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-8698-9
(3) 4-6 On her twelfth birthday, Muslim girl Farah receives a board game that sucks her, her younger brother, and her friends inside. There, they must solve timed puzzles or be trapped forever. The fast-paced adventure plot could easily dominate the novel (which is part Jumanji, part Bangladeshi fairy tale) but is instead balanced with Farah's love for her brother and friends and her sense of compassion.
Reviewer: Lauren Chambers

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