Memoon and the Heart of Memunicity
Chapter One: The Day the Lights Went Quiet It began on an ordinary Tuesday, which is when the most extraordinary things usually begin. Memoon was skating home from Bharatanatyam class, her ponytail bouncing, her round glasses slipping down her nose the way they always did when she went fast. Behind her, Noodles the cat rode on the back of her skateboard-turned-cat-taxi, meowing dramatically at every bump. "Slow down ," Noodles yowled. "I have a very delicate stomach." "You ate three samosas an hour ago!" "Exactly. Delicate." Then Memoon stopped so suddenly that Noodles rolled straight into her ankles. The Great Lantern of Memunicity had gone out. You have to understand what that meant. The Great Lantern stood in the middle of Chowk Square, tall as a tamarind tree, glowing warm gold every night since anyone could remember. It was the thing you looked toward when you were lost. It was the thing that told you: you're home, you belong he...