Explore the world of mystery and myths

Crisp, intriguing and fast-paced, a detective novel for mystery lovers  

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE BOARDING SCHOOL

by Mahnaz Mir Published by Rupa Publications

INR195, Pages144PP

About the book: Sameer, a boy from a small town, gets admitted to the elite boarding school, Kingston High. As he doesn’t know anybody, Sameer initially finds it hard to adjust, until a football match turns things—and his luck—around. He slowly starts gaining popularity as the co-captain of the team and a rising football star, while also getting into scrapes and misadventures with his new-found friend, Ravi.

However, the good times don’t last very long. Just before the end of the first semester, a boy goes missing, causing an uproar on campus. Conspiracy theories and scandalous gossip spread like wildfire among the students in the midst of a police investigation. Where could the boy have vanished in a perfectly secure, high-security building? Is there a criminal on the premises?

Sameer found himself attempting to try and solve the case on his own, which was the only option he now had. It was a huge risk. Can Sameer join the pieces together and crack the puzzle?

Crisp, intriguing and fast-paced, The Curious Case of the Boarding School will pique your curiosity, send shivers down your spine and compel you to don your own detective hat!

About the author: MAHNAZ MIR, 14, has been writing ever since she learnt how to, beginning from small notes to her parents, to letters, essays, articles and short stories, most of which have been published in newspapers and magazines for readers of her age. She has also won several interschool prizes for art and creative writing in English, and recently a bronze medal in the International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest 2019. Having visited the US, England, Canada, Turkey, Thailand, Scotland, Malaysia and the UAE with her family, she plans on using these experiences as inspiration for her forthcoming work.

Mahnaz has been blogging at www.mahnazmir.blogspot.com since she was eight. The Curious Case of the Boarding School is her debut novel.

A vivid retelling of some of the most well-loved
stories of the world

Myths and Legends from Around the World

by Sowmya Rajendran Published by Rupa Publications

INR195, Pages 152

About the book: Do you know how Renuka, the warrior goddess, fought rakshasas? Or how Nu Wa held the broken sky together? Or how Rome was built or the zebra got its stripes? You may have heard of Achilles and his heel, but what of Cassandra and her prophesies? And how Anansi tricked the sky god to bring stories to the world? Do you know why the boat tour at the Niagara Falls is called ‘Maid of the Mist’?

Sowmya Rajendran’s Myths and Legends from Around the World is a vivid retelling of some of the most well-loved stories of the world. Meet mighty gods and powerful goddesses, mystical women and ferocious beasts, trickster spiders and sleeping giants as you discover how big the world is and yet, how small. How different we are from each other and yet, how similar! Stories connect us all through the ages, with a shared imagination that knows no boundaries. Joy, anger, jealousy, sadness, ambition, pride, love…human emotions, after all, are the same everywhere.

You might be familiar with some of these stories, but this inclusive book will lead you to seeing them again in a new light. Find out how our past is entwined with our present and why our world has never forgotten these captivating tales.

About the author: SOWMYA RAJENDRAN has written for children of all ages, from picture books to young adult fiction and non-fiction. She won the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for her novel Mayil Will Not Be Quiet along with her co-author Niveditha Subramaniam in 2015.

Sowmya grew up in Chennai and lives in Pune. She enjoys writing with a sense of humour and is interested in looking at stories from underexplored perspectives. Sowmya currently works with The News Minute, writing on gender, culture and cinema.