Amari and the Night BrothersAmari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, shes certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quintonif only she can wrap her head

they snicker

his dad and uncle were Brooklyn jack-boys with criminal records

Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race

and innovation of Black people in America

Woodson and his followers

This is one of the most essential debut novels of recent years

As her life becomes more complicated

balancing them with stimulating worldbuilding and multiple thrilling plot twists

Deep in the forest the kids learn new (and to them) strange skills: camping

With civil war looming on the horizon

Pushout [explores] a world of confined potential and supports the growing movement to address the policies

and it's melting Jacob's frosty exterior