Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness (Charlie Hernández #5)

Written by Ryan Calejo
Published by Simon & Schuster (Aladdin)

The League of Shadows has done everything they can to keep the Land of the Living safe from La Mano Peluda, but it hasn’t been enough. The barriers between the worlds are falling, and the forces of the dead are only days away from launching an invasion.

Only one hope remains for the living: unleashing the full power of the Morphling—all five of them, to be exact. But to do so, Charlie and his friends will have to journey into the very heart of the Land of the Dead to track down Charlie’s predecessors.

Determined to fulfill his destiny as the final morphling, Charlie will risk everything to bring balance back to the realms. But the Land of the Dead is no place for the living. Danger lurks everywhere, from ancient malevolent forests to legendary beasts that haven’t been seen for millennia. Yet, in the end, it is death itself the friends will have to overcome in this epic conclusion to the Charlie Hernández series.

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Primary ISBN: 9781665942942
Publication Date: March 2025
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older

Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American

Themes: Animals, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Genre: Fantasy & Folklore, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience

Setting: United States (Miami FL)

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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