{"product_id":"abenis-song-p-djl-clark-9781250825841","title":"Abeni's Song","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. Djèlí Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250825849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250825841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Starscape Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e520256 \/ Abeni's Song\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 71","brand":"P. Djèlí Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159294898431,"sku":"9781250825841","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc625dbc-7ba1-4dc0-947c-cc466e9ea2ee.jpg?v=1689081754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abenis-song-p-djl-clark-9781250825841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}