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This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta's trademark wit and insight to her bright and funny YA debut!It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win.A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and her participation in the tournament reveals that she might have tragically misjudged the debaters -- including Firoze Darcy -- and more than just her own winning streak is at stake .
About the Author
Hi, I'm Sayantani DasGupta, New York Times bestselling author of the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond middle grade fantasy series, which includes The Serpent's Secret, Game of Stars, and the Chaos Curse. I'm also the author of She Persisted: Virginia Apgar and a free-standing Kingdom Beyond novel Force of Fire. I'm a pediatrician by training, but I teach now in a field called narrative medicine, and have written several academic books. I grew up hearing stories about brave princess, bloodthirsty rakkhosh and flying pakkhiraj horses. When I'm not writing, reading, or teaching I spends time watching cooking shows with my trilingual children and protecting my dog Khushi from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags. I'm a team member of We Need Diverse books and can be found on Twitter at @sayantani16.
