Abeni’s Song (Abeni’s Song #1)
Written by P. Djèlí Clark
Published by Macmillan | Starscape
On the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni’s village with a terrible message:
You ignored my warnings. It’s too late to run. They are coming.
Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands.
But not Abeni.
Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman. In the forest, Abeni begins her unwanted magical apprenticeship, her journey to escape the witch, and her impossible mission to bring her people home.
Abeni’s Song is the beginning of a timeless, enchanting fantasy adventure about a reluctant apprentice, a team of spirit kids, and the village they set out to save.
Primary ISBN: 9781250825827
Publication Date: July 2023
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (West African)
Themes: Animals, Coming of Age, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Format: Audiobook, Genre: Action Adventure, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Human Rights Violation: Abduction & Internment, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing: Intergenerational
Setting: Fictional Location (West Africa Inspired)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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