Nura and the Immortal Palace

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Finally forbidden from mining, Nura determines to unearth the legendary and valuable Demon’s Tongue mica stone on her final day. Nura was a bit irritating at times, but it was exactly the kind of stubbornness and slight egotism that would be realistic for a 12-year old forced to take on too much responsibility too early, and I loved that she ultimately was driven by love and care for her family and friends. Her days are long and difficult, mining for mica; it's a dirty and dangerous job but she does it to help her mum, to bring some extra money into the family, to help give her younger siblings a little extra. the theme of poverty as a vicious cycle impressed me the most, especially how easily it's conveyed through a middle-grade story.

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An elephant glossary and Castelao’s charming, illustrated guide to elephant body language help immerse readers in Ruby’s world.Nura is fiercely protective of her loved ones and would do anything to get her hands on some gulab jamun and I absolutely loved her. Khan has done a brilliant job in capturing both her boldness and the naivety she has about the world and I really valued the subtler message on the importance of education that is brought into the narrative as we follow her on her journey in this story too.

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We’re introduced to the world of the jinn and the hotel Nura and other kids are stuck in and the magical nature is brought to life by M. In the midst of trying to kind of work out those anxieties through writing, I realised the only thing we can do is care for the people we love every day and hope for a better future for them even when things seem hopeless,” she added. T. Khan's Nura and the Immortal Palace is a middle-grade fantasy set in a fictional town in Pakistan. a magical and enthralling adventure rooted in muslim culture and tradition is just exactly what i need right now.Florentyna Martin, Waterstones head of children’s, said the prose of The Cats We Meet Along the Way “sparkles in the growing market for older readers”. When a terrible accident in the mine buries her best friend below ground, Nura digs too deep and passes over into the magical and terrible world of the jinn, in an attempt to save her friend.