{"product_id":"abenis-song-paperback","title":"Abeni's Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. Djèlí Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN DARKNESS, A SONG CAN LEAD THE WAY. BEWARE WHICH ONE YOU LISTEN TO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbeni's Song\u003c\/i\u003e by award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark is the enchanting beginning of an epic West African and African Diaspora-inspired fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers about a reluctant apprentice to magic and the stolen villagers she sets out to save.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lush and magical.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --KWAME MBALIA - \u003cb\u003e\"Astonishing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --MARK OSHIRO - \u003cb\u003e\"Abeni's story will sweep you away.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--AMANDA FOODY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou ignored my warnings. It's too late to run. They are coming.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWarriors 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not Abeni. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbeni 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbeni's Song\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in New York and raised mostly in Houston, \u003cb\u003eP. DJÈLÍ CLARK\u003c\/b\u003e (he\/him) spent part of his childhood in Trinidad and Tobago, the homeland of his parents. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eA Master of Djinn\u003c\/i\u003e and the novellas \u003ci\u003eRing Shout, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Black God's Drums, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Tram Car 015\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon Awards. His stories have appeared in online venues such as \u003ci\u003eTor.com\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Science Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Lightspeed, Beneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, and in print anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eGriots, Hidden Youth, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClockwork Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a founding member of \u003ci\u003eFIYAH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e and an infrequent reviewer at \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abeni's Song\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748907221280,"sku":"9781250825841","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5779aaa5cfd9b7e9538659e0cfb26822.webp?v=1779919661","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/abenis-song-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}