Bringing Back Kay-Kay

When Lena's older brother Karthik - known as Kay-Kay and the family's golden child - leaves for a two-week camp, Lena suddenly receives all the attention from her parents that she has always wanted. For a brief time she enjoys being the center of attention and even wishes her brother wouldn't return. But when the train arrives and Kay-Kay isn't on board, Lena is overwhelmed with guilt and fear when he vanishes without a trace.

While the police believe he has run away, Lena refuses to accept it. Determined to find him, she follows clues from mysterious poems in his backpack, questions passengers from the train, retraces his journey, and encounters suspicious strangers. As Lena uncovers her brother's secrets, her search leads to a shocking discovery that challenges everything she believed about Kay-Kay. Set in modern-day India, this suspenseful middle-grade mystery explores sibling bonds, identity, and self-worth.