Queen of the Tiles is about a 16-year-old girl named Najwa Bakri who is a competitive Scrabble player, but who hasn’t been competing for the past year since the sudden death of her best friend Trina Lau during a competition. Hi Hanna, thanks so much for speaking with We Need Diverse Books about Queen of the Tiles ! What is the book about and where did the idea come from? And maybe someone at the competition had something to do with it.Īs secrets are revealed and the true colors of her friends are shown, it’s up to Najwa to find out who’s behind these mysterious posts-not just to save Trina’s memory, but to save herself.

All’s fair in love and Scrabble, but all bets are off when Trina’s formerly inactive Instagram starts posting again, with cryptic messages suggesting that maybe Trina’s death wasn’t as straightforward as everyone thought. With Trina, the Scrabble Queen herself, gone, the throne is empty, and her friends are eager to be the next reigning champion. It might be even though Najwa’s trying to change, she’s not ready to give up Trina just yet.īut the same can’t be said for all the other competitors. Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to choose the very same competition where said best friend, Trina Low, died. When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend’s death, it’s with the intention to heal and move on with her life.

Noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing Today we’re pleased to welcome Hanna Alkaf to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult mystery Queen of the Tiles, out April 19, 2022!

Queen of the tiles by hanna alkaf