Chandra Prasad Books in Order

Young Lor joins a struggling early-twentieth-century circus hoping to become a celebrated high-wire performer. Among fire-eaters, animal trainers, and a scheming ringmaster, intersecting histories reveal the hardships and ambitions behind the spectacle as the troupe fights to remain in business.

After her brother dies in a quarry accident, Adele assumes his identity to attend Yale in the 1930s. Friendship, attraction, and encounters with class prejudice broaden her world, but maintaining the disguise becomes increasingly difficult as family expectations and personal loyalties collide.

This fictional portrait follows Amelia Earhart toward her final expedition, exploring the ambition, fame, and risks surrounding her aviation career. Her journey across oceans, deserts, and storms offers an imagined view of the pressures and choices behind a celebrated explorer's disappearance.

A plane crash strands Samantha and her school's fencing team on a tropical island. While waiting for rescue, they struggle with injuries, shelter, and a threatening presence, but growing distrust reveals that surviving their classmates may be as difficult as surviving the wilderness.

New student Saskia discovers that mercury and antique photographs allow her to visit people from the past in dreams. Sharing the secret helps her find friends, but their clandestine society soon becomes divided by jealousy and rivalry.