Aardisahl: The Girl who chose Flame [Large Print]

By Deesha Rai

For twelve-year-old Preethi, life has always felt like a terrible simulation. Plagued by sensory panic attacks that turn the world into a vibrating grid of digital glitches, she survives by clinging to the small anchors of her normal life in California-and her mother's brass oil lamp, a lone remnant of the cultural heritage left behind. She convinces herself she just needs to awaken from the game to find where she truly belongs.

But when a desperate escape attempt rips open the fabric of her reality, Preethi doesn't wake up in a simulation. She falls through the veil.

Welcome to Aardisahl: a breath-taking magical academy rooted in rich mythological depth and complex architecture. But Aardisahl isn't light-years away in another dimension. It occupies the same physical space as Earth, stacked directly beneath the dense, foggy peaks of Mt. Madonna.

As Preethi is drawn into this dazzling new world, she faces elite rivals and shifting alliances.

To uncover the truth of who she is and find her real family, Preethi must navigate a deadly maze of cosmic secrets.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FL1VDLTQ
• ISBN13: 9798999715609
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Deesha Rai
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary