Payal Dhar écrit pour les enfants et les jeunes adultes, et ses nouvelles s'adressent à des lecteurs de tous âges. Son œuvre aborde un large éventail de sujets, des ordinateurs et de la technologie aux livres et aux jeux, toujours avec un intérêt personnel. Dhar est également une rédactrice et auteure indépendante expérimentée, qui fait preuve de curiosité et d'originalité dans ses écrits.
Laila, a passionate thirteen-year-old cricket fan, grapples with her love for the sport after her favorite player's match-fixing scandal. Her feelings are further challenged when her school launches the town's first girls' cricket club. As she navigates her hero's betrayal, Laila must confront whether she can reconcile her passion for cricket with the disappointment of her idol's actions. The story explores themes of resilience, identity, and the complexities of loyalty in the face of disillusionment.
Maya, a thirteen-year-old girl, is on a journey to become a Halvard, a protector in her world. As she navigates the challenges of her training, she grapples with her identity, the expectations placed upon her, and the weight of her responsibilities. Along the way, she encounters formidable foes and uncovers secrets that could change everything. Themes of courage, friendship, and self-discovery are woven throughout her adventure, making her quest both personal and epic as she strives to fulfill her destiny.
12-year-old Maya is struggling with school, online learning, bullies and more, when her nights are disrupted by a recurring dream. In it, she finds herself in the same place every time, talking to a freakishly tall man. Till one day, she realizes that is her new reality. The man is Noah, and he is going to take her into an alternate world: Olaman. In Olaman, Maya starts training to be a Halvard-someone who protects the Sands of Time, which keep all the worlds in balance. Any threat to the Sands of Time means a catastrophic disruption of the human world. So when Maya and her fellow student Lev stumble upon a prophecy that foretells just such a catastrophe, they realize they must do everything they can to prevent it. But who are the Warriors of the Shadow who are always a step ahead of Maya and Lev? Why is Lev being targeted by assassins? Is Noah just Maya's guardian, or does he hide a greater secret? Join Maya on her quest to find the answers to these questions and more. As exciting as it is gripping, The Prophecy is science-fiction fantasy at its very best-challenging and rewarding, and making the reader ask: what next?
