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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.<\/b><\/p>\n

Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each other’s sentences and make each other whole. When the twins come of age, their magical gifts begin to develop, but while Jayaike’s powers enchant, Somadina’s cause fear to ripple through her town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Always an outsider, Somadina now faces blatant\u2014and dangerous\u2014hostility. And things go from bad to worse when her brother\u2014the one person she trusted\u2014vanishes. Somadina knows that no matter the dangers, she must track him down. Even if it means entering the Sacred Forest. Even if it means gruelling, otherworldly travel she may not survive. Even if it means finding the hidden places where those closest to the spirit world don’t dare to go. Does Somadina have the strength\u2014within both her body and her soul\u2014for the trying journey ahead?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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