Ballad & Dagger

Daniel José Older
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Older)

Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions. They must learn to set aside their differences in order to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and stop a dangerous political operative who is trying to harness their gifts and unleash terror on the world.


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