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Uncontrollable | A middle-grade fantasy fiction written in verse

Uncontrollable | A middle-grade fantasy fiction written in verse

Varsha Seshan
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Children forced out of their homes
Humans discarded as empty shells
A Machine that sucks out Power.
Secrets
More secrets
And still more secrets-
I must fight a government of evil,
destroy the Machine,
and . . . save my mother.

Me, twelve-year-old Rohini.
Ha. Really?

Imprint: Duckbill

Published: Oct/2023

ISBN: 9780143462408 (Paperback)

Length : 248 Pages

MRP : ₹299.00

Uncontrollable | A middle-grade fantasy fiction written in verse

Varsha Seshan

Children forced out of their homes
Humans discarded as empty shells
A Machine that sucks out Power.
Secrets
More secrets
And still more secrets-
I must fight a government of evil,
destroy the Machine,
and . . . save my mother.

Me, twelve-year-old Rohini.
Ha. Really?

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback
SapnaOnline Bookswagon Crossword Atlantic Amazon

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Varsha Seshan

Varsha Seshan is a Pune-based children’s writer. She writes for children of all ages and has been shortlisted for multiple awards, including the AG-BLF Prize for Children’s Fiction, the Neev Book Award, the Singapore Book Award and the Scholastic Asian Book Award. She won the Crossword Book Award in 2025 for her book The Wall Friends Club. She conducts online book clubs and writing programmes for children aged seven to fourteen. A classical dancer with over thirty years of training in Bharatanatyam, she has performed extensively in India and abroad. Find out more at www.varshaseshan.com.

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