{"product_id":"shadowshaper-the-shadowshaper-cypher-book-1-volume-1-paperback","title":"Shadowshaper (the Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel José Older\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magnificent.\" -- Holly Black, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCome to the crossroads, to the crossroads come\u003c\/b\u003eSierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears . . . Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.\u003cb\u003eWhere the powers converge and become one\u003c\/b\u003eWith the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for herself and generations to come.Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, \u003ci\u003eShadowshaper\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a fantasy heroine and magic unlike any you've ever seen before, and marks the YA debut of a brilliant new storyteller.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOME TO THE CROSSROADS, TO THE CROSSROADS COME \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSierra Santiago planned to have an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears... Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHERE THE POWERS CONVERGE AND BECOME ONE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the help of a mysterious fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for herself and generations to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, \u003ci\u003eShadowshaper\u003c\/i\u003e marks the YA debut of a brilliant new storyteller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Top Ten YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Top Ten ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Prize Finalist \u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel José Older has always loved monsters, whether historical, prehistorical, or imaginary. His debut series for young adults, the Shadowshaper Cypher, has earned starred reviews, the International Latino Book Award, and New York Times Notable Book and NPR Best Book of the Year picks, among other accolades. His debut middle-grade series, Dactyl Hill Squad, was named to the New York Times Notable Book list and to the NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year lists, among others. He has worked as a bike messenger, a waiter, and a teacher, and was a New York City paramedic for ten years. 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