Now all they have to do is retrieve the Flower of Immortality to save Manhattan from being wiped out by disease. He's got Belet, the adopted daughter of Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, on his side, and a former hero named Gilgamesh, who has taken up gardening in Central Park. Turns out Sik is immortal but doesn't know it, and that's about to get him and the entire city into deep, deep trouble.Sik's not in this alone. But all that is blown to smithereens when Nergal comes looking for him, thinking that Sik holds the secret to eternal life. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents CITY OF THE PLAGUE GOD, an adventure based on ancient Mesopotamian mythology written by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash Mistry series. Characters from the Epic of Gilgamesh populate this high-stakes contemporary adventure in which all of Manhattan is threatened by the ancient god of plagues.Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents' deli in the evenings. City of the Plague God Written by Sarwat Chadda Ages 8-12 400 Pages Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents ISBN-13: 9781368051507 What to Expect: Supernatural, Middle-Eastern Mythology, Family Relationships, Grief, Islam Sik loves nothing more than working in his family’s deli in New York Citywell, nothing except, perhaps, his brother Mo. Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents CITY OF THE PLAGUE GOD, an adventure based on ancient Mesopotamian mythology written by Sarwat Chadda, author of the Ash Mistry series.
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