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Theft of the Ruby Lotus
"A delightful mystery that keeps you guessing until the final page. With a twisty plot, big laughs,...
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"A delightful mystery that keeps you guessing until the final page. With a twisty plot, big laughs, and an irresistible narrator, it's a winner in every sense." --JAMES PONTI, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies and The Sherlock Society
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.36w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781338766875
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2026
School Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 65
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Booklist 04/01/2026
About the Author
Sayantani DasGupta is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books, the first of which -- The Serpent's Secret -- was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Best Middle Grade Novel of the 21st Century, and an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book. She is also the author of Debating Darcy, a contemporary young adult reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Sayantani is a pediatrician by training, but now teaches at Columbia University. When she's not writing or reading, Sayantani spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her black Labrador retriever Khushi from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags. She is a team member of We Need Diverse Books, and can be found online at sayantanidasgupta.com and on Twitter at @sayantani16.
Ria Bailey finds herself in quite a fix, and it's all because of a strange treasure that turns up in the mail one fateful day. It might be a ruby, and it just might hold the key to some troubling developments in her life. Most importantly, if she and her besties Miracle Owusu and Annie Hernandez can trace the significance and stay one step ahead of the mysterious strangers tracking their moves through the Metropolitan Museum of Art and out into the city streets of New York, then just maybe Ria can turn things around for herself.
Sayantani DasGupta returns in rare form with a brand new story that's part love letter to the Metropolitan Museum and New York City immigrant families, part twisting and turning heist, and completely an examination of where art belongs, who gets to keep it, and what it means to be on display.
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 04/21/2026
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.36w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781338766875
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/09/2026
School Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 65
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Booklist 04/01/2026
About the Author
Sayantani DasGupta is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books, the first of which -- The Serpent's Secret -- was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Best Middle Grade Novel of the 21st Century, and an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book. She is also the author of Debating Darcy, a contemporary young adult reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Sayantani is a pediatrician by training, but now teaches at Columbia University. When she's not writing or reading, Sayantani spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her black Labrador retriever Khushi from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags. She is a team member of We Need Diverse Books, and can be found online at sayantanidasgupta.com and on Twitter at @sayantani16.
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