Rani Choudhury Must Die
Ex-best-friends-turned-rivals team up to beat and expose the guy they've been dating, in this sapphic coming-of-age story by the author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating—perfect for fans of She Gets the Girl!

Meghna Rahman is tired of constantly being compared to her infuriatingly perfect ex best friend, Rani, who always makes it into the Young Scientist Exhibition. This year, Meghna is finally accepted into the competition. . .but she doesn't make it to the final round like her boyfriend Zak does. And, of course, perfect Rani does too.

Rani Choudhury is tired of feeling like she doesn’t have much say in her life—not when it comes to how her mom wants her to act or how her parents encourage her to date close family friend Zak. She would much rather focus on her coding, especially once she's chosen to compete in the European Young Scientist Exhibition (EYSE).

When Meghna and Rani figure out that Zak has been playing them both, they decide to do something no one would see coming: they team up. They’ll compete in the EYSE as partners, creating an app that exposes cheaters and a project that exposes Zak. But with years of silence and pressure between them, working together will prove difficult. Especially once they start to go from rivals to friends and realize their feelings may be even more than platonic...

This is a book of fiction, but it deals with real issues including instances of colorism, sexism, cheating and cheating partners.

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Rani Choudhury Must Die
Ex-best-friends-turned-rivals team up to beat and expose the guy they've been dating, in this sapphic coming-of-age story by the author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating—perfect for fans of She Gets the Girl!

Meghna Rahman is tired of constantly being compared to her infuriatingly perfect ex best friend, Rani, who always makes it into the Young Scientist Exhibition. This year, Meghna is finally accepted into the competition. . .but she doesn't make it to the final round like her boyfriend Zak does. And, of course, perfect Rani does too.

Rani Choudhury is tired of feeling like she doesn’t have much say in her life—not when it comes to how her mom wants her to act or how her parents encourage her to date close family friend Zak. She would much rather focus on her coding, especially once she's chosen to compete in the European Young Scientist Exhibition (EYSE).

When Meghna and Rani figure out that Zak has been playing them both, they decide to do something no one would see coming: they team up. They’ll compete in the EYSE as partners, creating an app that exposes cheaters and a project that exposes Zak. But with years of silence and pressure between them, working together will prove difficult. Especially once they start to go from rivals to friends and realize their feelings may be even more than platonic...

This is a book of fiction, but it deals with real issues including instances of colorism, sexism, cheating and cheating partners.

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Rani Choudhury Must Die

Rani Choudhury Must Die

by Adiba Jaigirdar
Rani Choudhury Must Die

Rani Choudhury Must Die

by Adiba Jaigirdar

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Ex-best-friends-turned-rivals team up to beat and expose the guy they've been dating, in this sapphic coming-of-age story by the author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating—perfect for fans of She Gets the Girl!

Meghna Rahman is tired of constantly being compared to her infuriatingly perfect ex best friend, Rani, who always makes it into the Young Scientist Exhibition. This year, Meghna is finally accepted into the competition. . .but she doesn't make it to the final round like her boyfriend Zak does. And, of course, perfect Rani does too.

Rani Choudhury is tired of feeling like she doesn’t have much say in her life—not when it comes to how her mom wants her to act or how her parents encourage her to date close family friend Zak. She would much rather focus on her coding, especially once she's chosen to compete in the European Young Scientist Exhibition (EYSE).

When Meghna and Rani figure out that Zak has been playing them both, they decide to do something no one would see coming: they team up. They’ll compete in the EYSE as partners, creating an app that exposes cheaters and a project that exposes Zak. But with years of silence and pressure between them, working together will prove difficult. Especially once they start to go from rivals to friends and realize their feelings may be even more than platonic...

This is a book of fiction, but it deals with real issues including instances of colorism, sexism, cheating and cheating partners.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781250842077
Publisher: Square Fish
Publication date: 11/11/2025
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 14 - 18 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Adiba Jaigirdar is the critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars, Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, Rani Choudhury Must Die, and co-author of Four Eids and a Funeral. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram.
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