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Title details for Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1) by Daniel José Older - Available

Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1)

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by Daniel José Older
Anika Noni Rose
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"Magnificent." — Holly Black, New York Times Book Review

Come to the crossroads, to the crossroads comeSierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging 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.Where the powers converge and become oneWith 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 herself and generations to come.Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, Shadowshaper introduces a fantasy heroine and magic unlike any you've ever seen before, and marks the YA debut of a brilliant new storyteller.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Shadowshaper Cypher

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781338243666
      • File size: 211713 KB
      • Duration: 07:21:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Anika Noni Rose's narration rolls with every twist and turn in this fantasy, creating a variety of voices, moving flawlessly between English and Spanish, and bringing to life the main character. Sierra's summer project, painting a mural on an abandoned building in her Brooklyn neighborhood, shifts into a mystery that leads her to her magical heritage. Rose focuses listeners on Sierra's multicultural urban world. Her expressive delivery highlight Sierra's curiosity and intelligence as she does research, follows clues, discovers the power of her own art, and tries to outwit a killer who has turned his attention on her. Cultural exploration, magic, and action blend to form a lively listen. A.F. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
    • School Library Journal

      Starred review from February 1, 2016

      Gr 7 Up-If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does it mean when paintings start morphing, shifting, and even weeping actual tears? For Sierra Santiago, who thought she would spend her summer making the mural of her dreams, these newly moving pictures are clear warnings that mere words can't save the world as she knows it. While avoiding evil spirits and malicious spooks suddenly on the loose, Sierra needs to hunt down a fast-moving killer-but how? Her stroke-victim grandfather has nothing but garbled apologies, her harried mother offers no answers, and her loyal best friend remains bewildered. The only person who can help is the fellow street artist she just might be crushing on. This multicultural thriller set in Brooklyn with a smart, tough Puerto Rican heroine proves to be the perfect vehicle for versatile narrator Anika Noni Rose. The casting goes beyond serendipity-Rose's production company optioned screen rights to Older's adult fantasy series "Bone Street Rumba" (Roc). VERDICT For adventure seekers in search of a culturally robust fright fest, Shadowshaper awaits. ["Excellent diverse genre fiction in an appealing package": SLJ 4/15 starred review of the Arthur Levine book.]-Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon, Washington, DC

      Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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