A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year

A 2023 Horn Book Fanfare title • A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature Best Book of 2023 • A CCBC Choices Best Book of 2023

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Illusions of Fire Children's Sports Coaching A New York Times BestEvery morning Laila Bansal wakes up before dawnhours before her job at the family wineryand trains in hand to hand combat with her adopted aunts who, when not tending to their thriving vineyard, are immortal demons sworn to protect Lailas mythological bloodline. Despite the whole "descendant of Draupadi" thing, Laila leads a peaceful, protected life. That is until Karan, the mysterious and gorgeous new archer in town, tries to cut off her head. Like