{"product_id":"theft-of-the-ruby-lotus-9781338766875","title":"Theft of the Ruby Lotus","description":"\"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, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of City Spies and The Sherlock Society\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRia 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSayantani 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sayantani DasGupta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scholastic Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.36w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781338766875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSayantani DasGupta is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books, the first of which -- \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent's Secret -- \u003c\/i\u003ewas a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, a \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Middle Grade Novel of the 21st Century, and an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDebating Darcy\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemporary young adult reimagining of Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sayantani DasGupta \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876610785437,"sku":"9781338766875","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e5086401-cf5c-4627-bc75-9ddccc1940d2.jpg?v=1777383129","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/theft-of-the-ruby-lotus-9781338766875","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}