'This genre-bending mashup will win over fans of swoon-y, suspenseful paranormal dramas.' - KIRKUS 'Garber’s gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world.' - BOOKLIST (Starred Review) 'In a timely work of magical realism featuring references to Borges and Garcia Márquez, Garber tackles issues of nationalism, identity, and belonging.This layered novel blends languages and cultures to create a narrative that celebrates perseverance.' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (Starred Review) SHE READS, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2020'Īn Audible and Google Play Best Book of 2020

TOR.COM, 'The 25 Most Anticipated SFF Books for the Rest of 2020' LATINXS IN KID LIT, '2020 Titles By/For/About Latinx' THE NERD DAILY, 'The Most Anticipated 2020 Book Releases'īOOK RIOT, '20 Must-Read 2020 SFF Books', 'Most Anticipated Books of 2020', and 'Summer 2020 YA Books: Your Reading List is Hot, Hot, Hot' “With vivid characters that take on a life of their own, beautiful details that peel back the curtain on Romina's Argentinian heritage, and cutting prose Romina Garber crafts a timely tale of identity and adventure.”–Tomi Adeyemi New York Times bestselling author of Children of Blood and BoneīUZZFEED, '13 Fantasy Novels You'll Love', '17 Summer Must-Reads For Fantasy Lovers', and '38 Great Books To Read This Summer, Recommended By Our Favorite Indie Booksellers' residency that's ’s her entire existence. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong.Īs Manu uncovers her own story and traces her real heritage all the way back to a cursed city in Argentina, she learns it's not just her U.S. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobizón, a werewolf. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past-a mysterious 'Z' emblem-which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. Her surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her.

' Garber’s gorgeous novel combines the wonder of a Hogwarts-style magic school with the Twilight-esque dynamics of a hidden magical species that has strict rules about interacting with the human world.' - BOOKLIST (Starred Review)

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