Rick Riordan Presents
City of the Plague God
City of the Plague God
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Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents' deli in the evenings. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life.Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn't know it, and that's about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep trouble. Sik's not in this alone. He's got Belet, the adopted daughter of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, on his side, and a former hero named Gilgamesh, who has taken up gardening in Central Park. Now all they have to do is retrieve the Flower of Immortality to save Manhattan from being wiped out by disease. To succeed, they'll have to conquer sly demons, treacherous gods, and their own darkest nightmares. Featuring gods and goddesses, and importantly, Muslim heroes, this #OwnVoices tale eerily echoes our pandemic presents; but readers will find escape in the entertaining balance of an apocalyptic setting with irreverent humor.--School Library Journal
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Author: Sarwat Chadda
Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents
Published: 01/12/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781368051507
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510646 / City of the Plague God
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2020 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 12/07/2020
About the Author
Sarwat Chadda, a first generation Muslim immigrant, has spent a lifetime integrating the best of his family's heritage with the country of his birth. There have been tensions as well as celebrations, but he wouldn't wish it any other way. As a lifelong gamer he decided to embrace his passion for over-the-top adventure stories by swapping a career in engineering for a new one as a writer. That resulted in his first novel, Devil's Kiss, back in 2009. Since then he has been published in a dozen languages, writing comic books, TV shows, and novels such as the award-winning Indian mythology-inspired Ash Mistry series and the epic high-fantasy Shadow Magic trilogy (as Joshua Khan). While he's traveled far and wide, including Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, he's most at home in London, where he lives with his wife, two more-or-less grown-up daughters, and an aloof cat. Feel free to drop him a line @sarwatchadda.
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