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Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations series)
B.B. Alston
Illustrator: Godwin Akpan
Ages: 12+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-297516-4
Keywords: class/race tensions; magic; supernatural beings; friendship; siblings; Black Americans
Brave and resourceful Amari, bullied for being Black and determined to find her long-missing brother, receives an invitation in his handwriting to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Black-and-white illustrations.