![]() ![]() Aiza dreams of becoming a knight, the most prestigious rank in the military, and the only way to elevate her status since her people, the Ornu, are second-class citizens in the Bayt-Saji Empire. “SQUIRE is a YA graphic novel set in a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy world about a 14-year-old-girl, Aiza, who lives in an Empire wracked by famine and escalating border wars. The young adult book, which is due out in 2021, tells the story of Aiza, a 14-year old girl who dreams of becoming a knight, despite belonging to a people considered second-class by their rulers. The Beat announced yesterday that HarperCollins Children’s Books have won a bidding war for “Squire,” a fantasy graphic novel from writer/editor Nadia Shammas (“Corpus,” “All We Ever Wanted”) and illustrator Sara Alfageeh (“Rolled & Told”). ![]()
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