Legendborn /
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TextPublication details: London : Simon & Schuster, 2020Description: 501 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781398501874 (pbk.) :Genre/Form: Fantasy fiction. | Young adult fiction. | Older Teenage Fiction. | Fantasy and Magic. | Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories | Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance | Children's / Teenage fiction: Romance & relationships stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories | Children's / Teenage general interest: Witches & ghosts | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavement | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism | Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories | Children's / Teenage general interest: People & places | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism | Africa | Relating to African American people DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: The first book in a heart-pounding YA fantasy series from debut author Tracy Deonn. Filled with mystery and Southern Black Girl Magic, Tracy Deonn'sNew York TimesbestsellingLegendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend. This is an explosive fantasy debut that's perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Cinderella is Dead! SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape. A residential programme for bright high-schoolers seems like the perfect opportunity - until she witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus . . .A flying demon feeding on human energies.A secret society of so-called "Legendborn" that hunt the creatures down.A mysterious mage who calls himself a "Merlin" and who attempts - and fails - to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw. The mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory about her mother. Now Bree will do whatever it takes to discover the truth, even infiltrate the Legendborn. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and foretell a magical war, Bree must decide how far she'll go for the truth. Should she use her magic to take the society down - or join the fight?Winner of the Coretta Scott King -John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award
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The first book in a heart-pounding YA fantasy series from debut author Tracy Deonn. Filled with mystery and Southern Black Girl Magic, Tracy Deonn'sNew York TimesbestsellingLegendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend. This is an explosive fantasy debut that's perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Cinderella is Dead! SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants to escape. A residential programme for bright high-schoolers seems like the perfect opportunity - until she witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus . . .A flying demon feeding on human energies.A secret society of so-called "Legendborn" that hunt the creatures down.A mysterious mage who calls himself a "Merlin" and who attempts - and fails - to wipe Bree's memory of everything she saw. The mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory about her mother. Now Bree will do whatever it takes to discover the truth, even infiltrate the Legendborn. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur's knights and foretell a magical war, Bree must decide how far she'll go for the truth. Should she use her magic to take the society down - or join the fight?Winner of the Coretta Scott King -John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award