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Buried and the Bound, The
Rochelle Hassan
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck
ISBN: 978-1-2508-2220-8
Keywords: Magic, Witches, Curses, True Love, LGBTQ+, Friendship, Allyship, Parent and child, Bereavement, Abandonment, Home/Houselessness, Prejudice, Violence, Social-emotional learning, Lebanon
Aziza, Leo, and Tristan confront their families' secrets and betrayals to battle the black magic that violently erodes the boundaries of the human and fairy realms.