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Nidhi Chanani

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Home Sea Home

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Nidhi Chanani

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Description

Aria and Nainai are back in this sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a mysterious ancient monster and the quest to set it free

Aria thought her life would go back to normal when she left her nainai's boba shop--and the monster living below it--behind in San Francisco.

But while Aria and Nainai may have stopped the Big One, the aftershocks from her summer adventure are far from over. Each night, the monster visits Aria's dreams, calling her back to the caves below the city. Stranger still, Aria's discovered a newfound ability to manipulate water . . . but her powers aren't quite under her control.

So Aria convinces her parents she needs another visit with Nainai, and she packs her bags and heads back to San Francisco.

Beneath the boba shop, Aria and Nainai learn the monster's secret--he needs their help to return home. Can Aria learn how to harness her new powers (and a whole lot of boba) to bring the monster back to the sea, or will it be trapped under the city forever?

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About the Author

Nidhi Chanani is a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer. Born in Calcutta and raised in California, she creates because it makes her happy--with the hope that it can make others happy too. Her debut graphic novel, Pashmina, received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, was a JLG Selection, a YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novel for Teens, and was reviewed in the New York Times, among other honors. She has a number of other comics and picture books out in the world, including Binny's Diwali, Jukebox, and What Will My Story Be? Chanani draws and dreams every day with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Critical Reviews

"Chanani's appealingly cute illustrations and effective linework, complemented by Hamada's attractive color palette, heighten the humorous and heartfelt moments...Another suspenseful, lively, bobalicious adventure."--Kirkus Reviews

Publishing Information

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
Pub date: 2025-09-23
Length: 207 pages

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