Wings of ebony /
Elle, J.,
Wings of ebony / J. Elle. - First edition. - 360 pages ; 24 cm - Wings of ebony ; 1 .
"A Denene Millner Book". Series information from Goodreads.
Half-god, half-human Rue is snatched from her Houston home to Ghazan, a secret land of gods, by her estranged father, then must face an evil determined to steal everything from her.-- When her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for Rue and her sister Tasha changes forever. Taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, Rue is forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon-- a hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Desperate to see Tasha on the anniversary of their mother's death, Rue breaks Ghizon's sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother's life. -- adapted from jacket
Ages 14+. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 10-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
9781534470675 1534470670 9781534470682 1534470689
2020009140
Magic--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
African American teenagers--Fiction.
Gods--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Good and evil--Fiction.
Houston (Tex.)--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Paranormal fiction.
Wings of ebony / J. Elle. - First edition. - 360 pages ; 24 cm - Wings of ebony ; 1 .
"A Denene Millner Book". Series information from Goodreads.
Half-god, half-human Rue is snatched from her Houston home to Ghazan, a secret land of gods, by her estranged father, then must face an evil determined to steal everything from her.-- When her mother is shot dead on her doorstep, life for Rue and her sister Tasha changes forever. Taken from her neighborhood by the father she never knew, Rue is forced to leave her little sister behind, and whisked away to Ghizon-- a hidden island of magic wielders. Rue is the only half-god, half-human there, where leaders protect their magical powers at all costs and thrive on human suffering. Desperate to see Tasha on the anniversary of their mother's death, Rue breaks Ghizon's sacred Do Not Leave Law and returns to Houston, only to discover that Black kids are being forced into crime and violence. And her sister, Tasha, is in danger of falling sway to the very forces that claimed their mother's life. -- adapted from jacket
Ages 14+. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Grades 10-12. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
9781534470675 1534470670 9781534470682 1534470689
2020009140
Magic--Fiction.
Fathers and daughters--Fiction.
African American teenagers--Fiction.
Gods--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Good and evil--Fiction.
Houston (Tex.)--Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Paranormal fiction.