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Reviewed on March 1, 2025 | Middle Grade
Gr 3–7—Afia and her twin sister Aya are poised to become crystal merchants like their mother and father before them in their sequestered desert village of Dafra. On the eve of their ewende ceremony where their community will initiate them into their adult lives, Afia encounters a mysterious carver at the monthly market day. When she runs away in the middle of her ewende and accepts Bakame's invitation to meet the powerful queen of a land of mysterious wonders, she understands that it will mean l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More