Daniel José Older
1) Shadowshaper
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Series
Shadowshaper cypher volume 1
Language
English
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8th Grade Booklist
Caribbean American Heritage Month (teens)
FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
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Caribbean American Heritage Month (teens)
FPPL Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 - YA
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Description
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.
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English
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Description
Confronting the anarchistic marauders known as the Nihil, the Jedi Knights and their Padawans are put to the test, but soon discover that nothing is what it seems.
After a series of losses, the Republic seems to have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run. Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy are sent to the world of Corellia, in the Galactic Core, to investigate a suspected Nihil attack. There, Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram encounter...
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Series
Bone Street rumba volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Trouble is brewing between the Council of the Dead and the ghostly, half-dead, spiritual, and supernatural community they claim to represent. One too many shady deals have gone down in New York City's streets, and those caught in the crossfire have had enough. It's time for the Council to be brought down--this time for good. Carlos Delacruz is used to being caught in the middle of things: both as an inbetweener, trapped somewhere between life and...
Author
Series
Bone Street rumba volume 1
Language
English
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Discover A New Series (WPL-ADULT)
Fantastic Fantasy Novels (WPL-ADULT)
Urban Fantasy and Horror (WPL-ADULT)
Fantastic Fantasy Novels (WPL-ADULT)
Urban Fantasy and Horror (WPL-ADULT)
Description
Carlos Delacruz in one of the New York Council of the Dead's most unusual agents- an inbetweener, partially resurrected from a death he barely recalls suffering, after a life that's missing from his memory. He thinks he is one of a kind- until he encounters other entities walking the fine line between life and death.
5) Fresh ink
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English
Description
"An anthology featuring award-winning diverse authors about diverse characters. Short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play explore such topics as gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty, and range in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance"--