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“Mere weeks after their last trip there, the 10-year-old twins, who are preparing for bhoot chathurdoshi, a Bengali holiday, find their pakkhiraj horse friends calling for their aid once again. Bhoot, or ghosts of all sorts, have been frightening the denizens of the Kingdom Beyond, the Sky Kingdom, and Demon Land. When the twins witness the pakkhiraj reacting aggressively toward these ghostly invaders, Kinjal, especially, feels empathy for the bhoot. The judgment and anger with which others treat them remind him of the ways some people in New Jersey react to his own and other immigrant families…DasGupta once again tackles important social and environmental issues while lifting the mood of the story with lighthearted jokes and funny sibling banter…A spooky, fantastical, and inspiring addition to the series.”

– Kirkus Reviews

The Ghost Forest (Secrets of the Sky #3)

Written by Sayantani DasGupta
Illustrated by Sandara Tang
Published by Scholastic, Inc.

THE GHOSTS ARE COMING

The Kingdom Beyond is overrun with bhoot (ghosts who live in trees), and Kiya and Kinjal are the best hope of finding a solution. The ghosts are angry and dangerous–with one look they can steal your soul–so the twins must be extremely careful and use all their wits to help their flying horse friends and the rest of the inhabitants of the magical land so important to them. But what if the bhoot are angry for a reason? What if it’s their very own home trees that are being cut down, leaving them with nowhere to go?

This time, Kiya and Kinjal face danger from even those they are trying to help. Can they find out who is destroying the ghost forest?

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Primary ISBN: 9781338766776
Publication Date: April 2024
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Middle Grade, Ages 08 or older

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Setting: United States (Parsippany NJ), Fantastical

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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