Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside, if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate.Īmari and the Night Brothers surprised me in a way in which I was not prepared for.

He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever knew. Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet.

Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal? When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. The plot doesn’t shy away from depictions of racism and discrimination, which may provide necessary, thoughtful discussion topics for classrooms and families.Thank you so much to the publisher and The Write Reads for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review and allowing me to be a part of the blog tour! Amari is tough, smart, kind, and very likeable. There are a lot of diverse characters who will be relatable to all kids. This series debut is sure to be a hit with late elementary students and middle graders who are fans of “Harry Potter,” “Percy Jackson,” and the Men in Black movies. Readers follow Amari as she navigates a new magical world, hones her skills, and searches for her brother who was attempting to track down the Night Brothers-a mysterious band of magical criminals. She starts to learn a special skill all her own, and discovers magical creatures exist (fairies, aliens, and magicians, to name a few) that the Bureau must protect from average people. Amari, as recommended by her brother, joins a summer camp at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Everything is going wrong and she just got expelled from school, but something exciting is about to happen. Gr 3-7–Amari Peters is a young Black girl who believes her brother Quinton is alive, even if no one else does.

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