The Chaos Monster (Secrets of the Sky #1)

Name: The Chaos Monster (Secrets of the Sky #1)
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
ISBN: 9781339029467

Author: Sayantani DasGupta

Series: Secrets of the Sky

Narrator: Sharmila G. Lash

Unabridged: 6 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 08/29/2023

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta comes a new series in which everything is connected to everything, and it's up to twins Kiya and Kinjal to save it all.When 10-year-old Kinjal hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, he grabs his twin sister, Kiya, and the two go searching in the forest at the edge of their new house. There, they find Snowy and Midnight, two winged pakkhiraj horses from the Kingdom Beyond Seven Oceans and Thirteen Rivers who have come to this dimension to seek help -- bees are disappearing, along with the nectar the pakkhiraj horses need to survive.Whisked away to a magical realm, the twins must use Kiya's scientific skills and Kinjal's love of books and language. But then they discover that the disappearance of the bees is more nefarious than they thought, and the plot goes all the way to the top.

About Sayantani DasGupta

Sayantani DasGupta is the 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. She is also the author of She Persisted: Virginia Apgar and a freestanding Kingdom Beyond novel, Force of Fire. She's a pediatrician by training but now teaches narrative medicine at Columbia University. When she's not writing, reading, or teaching, she spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her dog, Khushi, from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yuiko on October 10, 2024

Gave up on it . It's just to boring......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 22, 2023

What worked: Kinjal and Kiya are twins who frequently bicker as siblings tend to do. Kiya is seriously into science and is reluctant to believe anything she hasn’t seen or proven to exist. Kinjal is more imaginative and trusts his gut and inner voice more than his sister does. These personalities pro......more

Goodreads review by Thompson on April 30, 2023

Available July 19, 2023 Twins Kiya and Kinjal are ordinary ten-year olds who live in New Jersey with their parents and their dog Thums-Up. That is until searching for answers in their dark and creepy basement, they open an old book their father stores in a locked trunk. Once the book is opened, the a......more

Goodreads review by Ariel on December 04, 2023

"Secrets of the Sky: The Chaos Monster" by Sayantani DasGupta, and it's an amazing adventure! Let me tell you all about it! So, there are these twins named Kiya and Kinjal, and one night, they find two awesome horses, Snowy and Midnight. These horses take them to a magical place called the Sky Kingdo......more

Goodreads review by Therearenobadbooks on July 23, 2023

I discovered this author with her first book: The Serpent's Secret. This author is very creative and always offers us fast-paced energetic adventures filled with Bengali folklore. Her writing style is perfect for reluctant readers because the action starts on page one and there is always something h......more