CHILDREN OF THE HIDDEN LAND

Two teenagers searching for a missing friend in Manipur find themselves drawn into secrets that a whole community has kept quiet. Mandira Shah builds the novel as a mystery, but the search opens onto real questions about who disappears and who gets looked for. The pace stays high, the chapters are short, and the friendship at the centre carries the emotional weight while the investigation moves. Details that matter: • A young adult mystery set in Manipur, with the region's landscape and tensions shaping the plot • Two central teenage characters whose trust in each other is tested as the search widens • Social themes handled inside the story rather than explained to the reader • Chapter lengths and vocabulary suited to confident readers from roughly thirteen upwards A good fit for young adult readers, school libraries and adults who enjoy socially aware fiction, stocked in English by Boipoka.