“Oh, I doubt that very much.”Īmari’s new roommate, Elsie Rodriguez, is a weredragon who can see other people’s emotions.
Now she’s received an invitation to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, “a location that handles several million very well-kept secrets.”Īgent Magnus grins. People have judged Amari for things about herself she can’t change, even if she wanted to, her entire life. She knows her brother is alive and that he would never compromise his values, and she’s determined to be the one to find him.Īmari, an outcast, is about to learn there’s much more to this world than she ever dreamed possible. He made me believe in me.”Īmari refuses to believe that Quinton is dead or that his disappearance is a result of him getting mixed up in something shady, despite what everyone else seems to think. “He made me believe I could actually do anything I set my mind to. Amari’s older brother and biggest supporter, Quinton, has been missing for almost six months.
She lives with her Mama, who is working herself into the ground trying to make ends meet. What if I told you that living among us are all the beings we’ve come to pass off as myth?”Īmari Peters is a twelve year old Black kid from the projects. Cheadle is repped by UTA.“Go to any corner of the world and you’ll find tales of beings and creatures that only seem possible in our imaginations. Martin is with WME, The Movement and Morris Yorn. Mandeville’s Naomi Funabashi sourced the book for the company alongside Genius Productions’ Prince Baggett. Senior vp production Sara Scott and creative executive Christine Sun will oversee the project for Universal.Īlston is repped by UTA and The Bent Agency.
A January 2021 publishing date is being eyed.Īlston, who hails from South Carolina, found his agent via #DVPit, a Twitter event where writers from underrepresented backgrounds pitch book agents.ĭisney, Paramount and Sony were also among those in the running for the film rights. Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, won a six-way auction for U.S. The book was one of the splashes of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April, where many territories around the world were sold in a heated auction. Details about the book are being kept out of the sun, but it is known to be a middle-grade, contemporary real-world fantasy centered on a black girl who goes on a journey in which she discovers her hidden powers.
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