The Wicked Bargain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593378014)

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen with a mission of revenge, redemption, and revolution. From the New York Times bestselling author of Most Ardently.

On Mar Le de la Rosa's sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn't enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar's father and the entire crew of their ship.

When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. The task is impossible--Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there's no way their magic is a match for el Diablo. Then Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate--and the captain's son; and Dami, a gender-fluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption--or it could mean certain death.

Author: Gabe Cole Novoa
ISBN-10: 0593378016
ISBN-13: 9780593378014
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2023
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.75w x 1.42d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2023
School Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 80
Booklist 02/15/2023 pg. 55