Ash and Tara and the Emerald Dagger

Jeanne Perrett has a BA Hons in English Literature from the University of Sussex. She has taught English for over twenty-five years and is the author of several international course books for children. Jeanne lives in Greece with her husband and their four children.

Magesh’s eyes snapped open. He raised his head, then with a terrible roar he tugged the cords from his hands and legs and leapt to his feet. He kicked Kirit and Bansi out of the way, hit Tara, sending her flying, and grabbed Ash from the back around the neck, holding the boy against his body. He held the emerald dagger to Ash’s soft throat…

It is the year 1568. Emperor Akbar is on the throne and all is well in Hindustan.

Or is it?

Meet Ash and Tara, two feisty kids who battle the vilest villains in Akbar’s court.

Devious minds are at work, planning to steal Akbar’s precious emerald dagger, which the emperor believes brings him good luck. Ash and Tara, twin brother and sister, growing up in a village across the Yamuna land up in Agra Fort and get to know of the conspiracy. Can they stop the ruthless Magesh and his accomplices from carrying out the plan? Or will they get framed for the theft and end up on the wrong side of the world’s most powerful monarch?

The breathless adventure twists and turns its way through the magnificent Agra Fort, the bylanes of medieval Agra and the dark, stormy forests across the Yamuna. Each story in the brand new Ash and Tara series will keep you engrossed till the final action-packed ending even as you get to know and love Akbar, Birbal, Ash, Tara and their friends like never before.
ISBN: 9780143330943
Published by: Penguin Books India
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