By Rivera Sun

The Lost Heir is for mighty girls and courageous boys, adventure-seekers, peacebuilders, parents, teachers, and everyone else!

This is book 2 in the The Ari Ara Series which includes: The Way Between, The Lost Heir, Desert Song, and The Adventures of Alaren. The series follows the adventures of a young orphan (Ari Ara) as she learns to wage peace, work for justice, and make change in her world.

With all the fun of a sword-swinging adventure, but without the violence, The Lost Heir spins a spectacular story with strong female charactersand powerful social justice themes. Young Ari Ara has been discovered to be the Lost Heir, the double royal daughter of two nations. When she learns that her mother’s people have forced her father’s desert people to sell their labor in exchange for water, she sets out on a quest for justice. ‘Armed’ with nonviolence and love, Ari Ara launches a youth movement to restore the honor and dignity of both her peoples. Unexpected allies rush to her side: the urchin queen, a monkish young scholar, a desert seamstress, and a mysterious hawk keeper. Before she knows it, she’s sparked an uprising like nothing Mariana Capital has ever seen!

A shero with spunk and spark, Ari Ara confronts prejudice, discrimination, bullying, violence, and injustice with all the action, adventure, magic, and fantasy that readers love!

Kids, parents, and teachers agree: you’ll love this book!