Rani Choudhury Must Die
Written by Adiba Jaigirdar
Published by Feiwel & Friends
Meghna Rahman is tired of constantly being compared to her infuriatingly perfect ex best friend, Rani, who always makes it into the Young Scientist Exhibition. This year, Meghna is finally accepted into the competition. . .but she doesn’t make it to the final round like her boyfriend Zak does. And, of course, perfect Rani does too.
Rani Choudhury is tired of feeling like she doesn’t have much say in her life—not when it comes to how her mom wants her to act or how her parents encourage her to date close family friend Zak. She would much rather focus on her coding, especially once she’s chosen to compete in the European Young Scientist Exhibition (EYSE).
When Meghna and Rani figure out that Zak has been playing them both, they decide to do something no one would see coming: they team up. They’ll compete in the EYSE as partners, creating an app that exposes cheaters and a project that exposes Zak. But with years of silence and pressure between them, working together will prove difficult. Especially once they start to go from rivals to friends and realize their feelings may be even more than platonic…
Primary ISBN: 9781250842084
Publication Date: November 2024
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Young Adult, Age 14 or older
Community Represented: Bangladeshi/Bangladeshi American
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Discrimination: Colorism, Discrimination: Gender and Sexual, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Genre: Romance, Identity: Exploration, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, STEM
Setting: Ireland, Amsterdam
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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