![]() ![]() The end and the beginning become one in a heart-pounding coming-of-age mystery about the power of friendship, fate, and inexplicable second chances. ![]() I’ll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman - Mindy’s Book Studio April 1, 2023 And no way is Dirt going to let that happen. Victory seems impossible–yet defeat would mean the end of her beloved Fam. But Dirt is old, out of shape, and afraid. Then an attack from a powerful rival leaves the Mud without their top Bower, and Dirt is the only one who can compete in the tournament. Instead, she spends her days coaching the younger sisters of the Mud Fam and dreading her fast-approaching birthday, when she’ll have to leave her sisters to fulfill whatever destiny the Gods choose for her.ĭirt’s young sisters are coming along nicely, and the Mud Fam is sure to win the upcoming South God Bow tournament, which is crucial: the tiny Fam needs the new recruits that come with victory. ![]() At sixteen, she is old and has retired from competition. This is the life of the girls who compete in the Isle’s elite, all-female fighting sport of Bowing. ![]() Daughters of Oduma by Moses Ose Utomi - Atheneum Books for Young Readers February 7, 2023Īn elite female fighter must reenter the competition to protect her found family of younger sisters in this scintillating young adult fantasy inspired by West African culture, perfect for fans of The Gilded Ones and Creed. ![]()
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