{"product_id":"somadina-9780593309070","title":"Somadina","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the National Book Award finalist and author of \u003ci\u003ePet\u003c\/i\u003e comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eElle, Horn Book, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eBlue Ribbon Awards List \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each other's sentences and make each other whole. When the twins come of age, their magical gifts begin to develop, but while Jayaike's powers enchant, Somadina's cause fear to ripple through her town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlways an outsider, Somadina now faces blatant--and dangerous--hostility. And things go from bad to worse when her brother--the one person she trusted--vanishes. Somadina knows that no matter the dangers, she must track him down. Even if it means entering the Sacred Forest. Even if it means grueling, otherworldly travel she may not survive. Even if it means finding the hidden places where those closest to the spirit world don't dare to go. Does Somadina have the strength --within both her body and her soul -- for the trying journey ahead? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNational Book Award finalist Akwaeke Emezi masterfully weaves a tale of family, identity, and the power of the past, in a world where the extraordinary is ordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkwaeke Emezi (they\/them)\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books for both teens and adults. These include: \u003ci\u003ePet\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, a Walter Honor Book and a Stonewall Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eBitter\u003c\/i\u003e, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Vivek Oji\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize; \u003ci\u003eFreshwater\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and shortlisted for the PEN\/Hemingway Award; \u003ci\u003eDear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir; \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eYou Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty.\u003c\/i\u003e Selected as a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation, they are based in liminal spaces.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51201685717266,"sku":"9780593309070","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1493d85-3988-4c18-8a4e-2dd0a20cc32d.jpg?v=1775632450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/somadina-9780593309070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}