A Forest Calls
A Forest Calls
by Shalini Srinivasan
Ages 10–14Indian author
Raksha moves to Basavakere, beside a forest that is waking up. When her friend Pol is kidnapped, she and Savitha brave magical creatures and a vengeful monarch to bring him home.
Heads-up for parents: Mild peril. Worth reading it yourself first.
- Author
- Shalini Srinivasan
- Age
- Ages 10–14
- Type
- Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Duckbill (Penguin Random House India)
- In India
- Available
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