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No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) caedocyon | Feb 23, 2024 |  Sierra and her teenage friends are a trip; that's the only way I describe them! They're hilarious and Older's dialogue is witty and fun. I listened to the audio book for this, and Anika Noni Rose's narration is superb. She really brings the story to life. This book, whether the audio or written version, belongs in every fantasy-lover's library. (  ) nilaffle | Nov 6, 2023 | fleshed | Jul 16, 2023 | That's possibly a teensy bit hyperbolic, but it should tell you how much joy it brought me. If I could I would take this book and give it to myself at a younger age. I need Sierra to make up part of my childhood world. Older writes for his audience without condescending or over-simplifying, a skill lacking in so many other YA writers. His world-building is so natural, nothing feels forced and no one is left without dimension. There's a lot of humanity and humor, and the thoughtfulness I expect of DJ. Friends with kids: if you invite me for a birthday or holiday, this is the gift you're getting. If your kid is too young to read it, you're getting a copy anyway. Read it to them, or to each other. ( ) Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |  ) leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Paint a mural. Start a battle. Change the world. Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears...Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on. With the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one—and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for generations to come. Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, Shadowshaper introduces a heroine and magic unlike anything else in fantasy fiction, and marks the YA debut of a bold new voice. .No library descriptions found. |
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