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Game of Noctis, The
Deva Fagan
Ages: 12+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-1-6659-3019-2
Keywords: Fantasy-competitions, grandfathers, economic levels, poverty, dictatorships
The stakes are high in the perilous Game of Noctis competition. Twelve-year old Pia joins the Seafoxes team, hoping that the prize money will help her grandfather and herself.