Bibliograph

Abeni's song, P. Djèlí Clark

Type

Label

Abeni's song, P. Djèlí Clark

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Abeni's song

Oclc number

1340645736

Responsibility statement

P. Djèlí Clark

Series statement

Abeni's song, 1

Summary

Abeni, a reluctant magical apprentice, and a team of spirit kids set out to save their village from the evil Witch Priest who captured and marched off everyone toward ghost ships bound for distant landsOn the day of the Harvest Festival, the old woman who lives in the forest appears in Abeni's village with a terrible message: You ignored my warnings. It's too late to run. They are coming. Warriors with burning blades storm the village. A man with a cursed flute plays an impossibly alluring song. And everyone Abeni has ever known and loved is captured and marched toward far-off ghost ships set for even more distant lands. But not Abeni. Abeni is magically whisked away by the old woman. In the forest, Abeni begins her unwanted magical apprenticeship, her journey to escape the witch, and her impossible mission to bring her people home

Target audience

pre adolescent

Creator