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“A trio of Afro-Caribbean cousins in New York City come to terms with their powers in this sequel to Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos (2024)…Baptiste cleverly and effectively deploys seemingly minor set pieces to build suspense and tension, presenting readers with an enchanting take on Pan-Africanism. Brooke’s budding interest in art activism and history offers a provocative primer on provenance and on colonizers’ pillaging and theft…A charming and action-packed romp with a powerful historical perspective.”

—Kirkus Reviews

Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem (Moko Magic #2)

Written by Tracey Baptiste
Published by Freedom Fire

Twelve-year-old Misty and her two cousins, Aidan and Brooke, are mokos—protector spirits—who recently combined their magic to save Brooklyn’s carnival celebration. Now they’re excited about Uncle Andrew’s upcoming art exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. He has chosen to create a piece centered around a Benin Bronze, one of several artworks that were looted from Nigeria in 1897, and the cousins are treated to a private tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to help him choose it.

When Misty views the bronzes for the first time, she is transported into a long-ago memory of an oba (king) who was stern and angry. And that’s just the beginning of the trouble. Once the selected bronze is delivered from the Met, the Brooklyn Museum is overrun with dust bunnies that attack people. A mysterious force controlling the dust begins to pull innocent victims into artworks and trap them inside. The cousins are going to need a lot of help—BIG help—to defeat this fearsome foe.

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Primary ISBN: 9781368075374
Publication Date: September 2025
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older

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Setting: United States (New York City NY)

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

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

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