From New York Times bestselling and multi-award–winning author Ibi Zoboi comes a sweeping middle-grade fantasy about two kids who are the descendants of Haitian gods.
Two kids at a crossroads. One inescapable destiny.
In the middle of the night, twelve-year-old Sam Destin and his father are running through the forest as they try to flee Haiti by sailboat. Forced to leave his father behind, Sam washes up on the shore of Little Haiti in Miami, forever changed.
At their voodoo shop in New Orleans, Brigitte LaMort and her mother are fending off the usual demanding ghosts–until one appears with a very important message.
With the help of the trickster Papa Legba and the flying serpent Damballa, Sam and Brigitte learn of their astonishing destiny. Together, they must harness the powers of Haiti’s gods to protect a magical world and save their loved ones from the evil Cholaska and his army of shadows.
From one of our most acclaimed storytellers comes a rich, captivating fantasy populated with indelible characters and infused with Haitian folklore.
