Hanna Alkaf
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Queen of the Tiles -- Hanna Alkaf - Hardcover
They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen's Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages. CATALYST
13 points
noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend's death, it's with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It might be even though Najwa's trying to change, she's not ready to give up Trina just yet. But the same can't be said for all the other competitors. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empty, and her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion. All's fair in love and Scrabble, but all bets are off when Trina's formerly inactive Instagram starts posting again, with cryptic messages suggesting that maybe Trina's death wasn't as straightforward as everyone thought. And maybe someone at the competition had something to do with it. As secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it's up to Najwa to find out who's behind these mysterious posts--not just to save Trina's memory, but to save herself.
Author: Hanna Alkaf
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You
Published: 04/19/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781534494558
Age Range: 12-17
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 54
School Library Journal 05/01/2022 pg. 80
13 points
noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend's death, it's with the intention to heal and move on with her life. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. It might be even though Najwa's trying to change, she's not ready to give up Trina just yet. But the same can't be said for all the other competitors. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empty, and her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion. All's fair in love and Scrabble, but all bets are off when Trina's formerly inactive Instagram starts posting again, with cryptic messages suggesting that maybe Trina's death wasn't as straightforward as everyone thought. And maybe someone at the competition had something to do with it. As secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it's up to Najwa to find out who's behind these mysterious posts--not just to save Trina's memory, but to save herself.
Author: Hanna Alkaf
Publisher: Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for You
Published: 04/19/2022
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781534494558
Age Range: 12-17
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2022
Booklist 05/01/2022 pg. 54
School Library Journal 05/01/2022 pg. 80
About the Author
Hanna Alkaf is the author of The Weight of Our Sky, The Girl and the Ghost, and Queen of the Tiles. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has spent most of her life working with words, both in fiction and nonfiction. She lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family.