Amir & the Jinn Princess is a beautifully written middle grade story about hope and being the change you want to see.
12-year-old Amir Rafiq lives a privileged life as one of the heirs to his wealthy family’s brick business in Pakistan. Amir is spoilt and manipulative, but he also deeply misses his mother, who mysteriously disappeared years ago and is assumed to have run away by his family.
As Amir’s father prepares to remarry, Amir encounters Shamsa, a shape-shifting jinn princess. Driven by the hope of finding his mother, Amir follows Shamsa to the jinn realm. Shamsa enlists Amir’s help to secure her place as heir to her kingdom and together, they face tricky jinns and treacherous challenges. Despite the dangers, Amir is determined to help Shamsa and find his mother, and Shamsa, to become heir and change her kingdom for the better.
Amir and the Jinn Princess is a beautifully written story about hope, and being the change you want to see. Set mostly in a fantasy jinn realm, Khan weaves in real-world issues like the exploitation of the poor and the importance of supporting the underprivileged. I enjoyed both Amir and Shamsa's character arcs in the story - one learns to empathise with the less fortunate, and the other gains confidence despite not fitting the typical jinn mold.
I highly recommend this for those age 9 years and older. Thank you Definitely Books Kids (Pansing) for sending this delightful book to us ❤ Amir and the Jinn Princess is now available at all good bookstores.
Disclaimer: The book was provided by Pansing for our review. As always, all opinions are ours.
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