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Shad Hadid is a twelve-year-old Lebanese-American boy who lives with his grandma, is quick on his feet, loves to bake Lebanese dishes (especially desserts), and somehow makes hiding from school bullies seem like a game—until he’s attacked by a sinister shadow called a necromancer. Jreije’s debut novel then quickly launches into the fantastical world of…

When a bus kills Joey’s mother, he is sent to Iowa to live with his father Ken, a man he’s never met. From the start, Ken is abusive, leaving Joey to fend for himself for days at a time. Joey finds no comfort in his new town where other students and a particularly merciless teacher…