The Queen of Ocean Parkway
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2024 · Est. 6 hour read

The Queen of Ocean Parkway

By Sarvenaz Tash

Book #1 in the Ocean Parkway series

A young podcaster uncovers a mysterious curse linked to a missing neighbor.

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240 pages· 44,379 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Roya, an 11-year-old podcaster, knows her Brooklyn apartment building inside out. When her favorite neighbor, Katya, vanishes, Roya discovers a chilling link to an antique fortune-telling machine. With a new friend, she dives into a century-old mystery tied to the Petrov family curse. Can Roya solve the puzzle and save Katya before it's too late?

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An 11-year-old podcaster-turned-sleuth teams up with the new kid in the building to find their missing neighbor! A captivating adventure perfect for fans of When You Reach Me and Only Murders in the Building. Eleven-year-old Roya is the superintendent’s kid in her regal Brooklyn apartment building, so she knows pretty much everything there is to know about its residents. An aspiring reporter, she even hosts a secret podcast about the lives of the building’s tenants. It’s a good distraction from the problems in her own life. But when Katya Petrov, one of her favorite tenants, goes missing, Roya discovers an eerie connection to Grandmother’s Predictions, an antique fortune-telling machine at Coney Island. “Grandmother” has been linked to multiple disappearances in the Petrov family over the last century. Now, with the help of a new friend who’s just moved in, it’s up to Roya to make her own headlines as she searches for Katya and attempts to break the Petrov curse once and for all.

At a glance
Format
Pages
240
Words
44,379
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about familyBooks about New YorkBooks about missing personsBooks about apartments
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
September 3, 2024
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593809785

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