The Gauntlet
What's The Gauntlet About
When twelve-year-old Farah and her two best friends get sucked into a mechanical board game called The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand, a puzzle game akin to a large Rubik’s cube, they know it is up to them to defeat the game’s diabolical architect in order to save themselves and those who are trapped inside, including her baby brother Ahmed.
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What Should I Know As a Parent
Families are unique and have different expectations for the books they choose to read. The following are concepts included in this book that some parents may wish to seek out or avoid.
Note that this list is not exhaustive and there may be concepts in this book that are not included or have been insufficiently or incorrectly detailed here.
What Questions Should I Ask My Child
- Ask your child how the friends used teamwork to beat the game and save Farah’s brother.
- Ask your child about the coolest challenge the team faced.
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The Creative Behind the Book
Karuna Riazi is a born and raised New Yorker, with a loving, large extended family and the rather trying experience of being the eldest sibling in her particular clan. Besides pursuing a BA in English literature from Hofstra University, she is an online diversity advocate, blogger, and publishing intern. Karuna is fond of tea, baking new delectable treats for friends and family to relish, Korean dramas, and writing about tough girls forging their own paths toward their destinies. She is the author of The Gauntlet and The Battle.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781481486965
- Publication Date
- March 28, 2017
- Publisher
- Salaam Reads Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- March 28, 2017
- Text Details
- The text for this book is set in Berling.
- Page Count
- 304
- Word Count
- 50876
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2016041448
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1104500189
- Lexile® Level
- HL700L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 8
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 189806
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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