Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Krish, leaving home just as she starts secondary school, everything feels like it’s changing. Can the reappearance of Nana Josie’s Protest Book and the spirit it releases in Laila, her friends, and her local community, help her find her own voice and discover what she truly believes in? A powerful chime rings through Laila’s mind, guiding her to walk the footsteps of the past on her way to discover her own future.
Sita Brahmachari’s debut novel, Artichoke Hearts, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It was also shortlisted for the Redbridge Children’s Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Romantic Novel Award (young adult category), Peters Book of the Year, the Fabulous Awards for Books and the Ealing Readers Award. She is also the author of Jasmine Skies and Mira in the Present Tense.
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