The Serpent’s Secret

Written by Sayantani Dasgupta

On the morning of her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living in Parsippany, New Jersey . . . until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen, determined to eat her alive. Turns out there might be some truth to her parents’ fantastical stories-like how Kiranmala is a real Indian princess and how she comes from a secret place not of this world.

To complicate matters, two crush-worthy princes ring her doorbell, insisting they’ve come to rescue her. Suddenly, Kiran is swept into another dimension full of magic, winged horses, moving maps, and annoying, talking birds. There she must solve riddles and battle demons all while avoiding the Serpent King of the underworld and the Rakkhoshi Queen in order to find her parents and basically save New Jersey, her entire world, and everything beyond it . . .

I like books with a lot of action and this one was full of action. It kept me entertained and wanting to read more. The characters are wild, and amazing. Those who like Percy Jackson books will probably like this one too. I give it 5 stars.

Review by Jacob, Robert Frost Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades 3-7

The Serpent’s Secret
Written by Sayantani Dasgupta
Scholastic Press
338 pages
Release Date: February 27, 2018
A review copy was provided by the publisher.

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