Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle #1)
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- Synopsis
 - An Instant New York Times Bestseller! Winner of the Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn&’s YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and &“braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power, and self-discovery&” (Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles).After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC–Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape—until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A flying demon feeding on human energies. A secret society of so called &“Legendborn&” students that hunt the creatures down. And a mysterious teenage 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 with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there&’s more to her mother&’s death than what&’s on the police report, she&’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates. She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society&’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur&’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she&’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.
 
- Copyright:
 - 2020
 
Book Details
- Book Quality:
 - Publisher Quality
 - Book Size:
 - 512 Pages
 - ISBN-13:
 - 9781534441620
 - Related ISBNs:
 - 9781534441613
 - Publisher:
 - Margaret K. McElderry Books
 - Date of Addition:
 - 01/21/25
 - Copyrighted By:
 - Tracy Deonn
 - Adult content:
 - No
 - Language:
 - English
 - Has Image Descriptions:
 - No
 - Categories:
 - Romance, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
 - Grade Levels:
 - Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
 - Reading Age:
 - 14 and up
 - Submitted By:
 - Bookshare Staff
 - Usage Restrictions:
 - This is a copyrighted book.
 
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- in New York Times Best Sellers - Children's
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 - in Sequoyah Book Awards Masterlist 2022
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