How to Free a Jinn

Author: Shah Idil, Raidah

Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 4 December 2025 by SIMON & SCHUSTER (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) in the United States.

Paperback / softback | 256 pages, f-c gloss cvr (spfx: sculpt emboss)
194 x 131 x 19 | 176g

Aru Shah meets Aladdin in this fast-paced debut middle grade fantasy about a curious girl who discovers she has the power to control an all-powerful jinn.

Insyirah’s calm, orderly world falls into chaos when her proud nenek (grandmother) has a bad fall, and Insyirah and her mother must move back to Malaysia to take care of her.

Her new home holds wild and dangerous mysteries, and while finding her feet, Insyirah discovers a shocking secret: the women in her family can control jinn—powerful, ancient jungle spirits—and, one day, she will inherit one of her own. What’s more, her new school is haunted by an evil spirit determined to force her out of Malaysia.

As Insyirah discovers the fascinating ways of the seen and unseen worlds, she finds danger around every corner. And when her family situation grows perilous, she must gather all her resilience to overcome unexpected obstacles and make a life-changing decision.