Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng Series #2)

by Roseanne A. Brown Narrated by Soneela Nankani

Overview

"Rosie writes her characters with such lyrical power, wit, and empathy that you can't help falling in love with Serwa Boating, her family, and her friends."--Rick Riordan, New York Times best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she's on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum, from which they hope to free Serwa's grandmother. When they learn that the Abomofuo have hidden the Midnight Drum deep within the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., what do they do? Stage a heist to steal it, of course! For their plan to succeed, Serwa will have to get close to her rival, a Slayer named Declan Amankwah, without revealing her true nature. Declan gets under her skin like no one else...and might just force Serwa to confront some truths she's tried hard to deny. With both sympathy and laugh-out-loud humor, Rosanne A. Brown captures all the discomfort of a girl stuck between two worlds in this second book in the unputdownable Serwa Boating saga.

Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.

EARPHONES AWARD WINNER

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting:

*"This textured, richly mythological story will keep the pages turning as readers are drawn into Serwa's world. A superb, action-packed series starter."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

*"Via Serwa’s savvy narration, Brown melds Ghanian folklore, smart action, thoughtful commentary about liminal spaces, and a healthy dose of tween hijinks, making for an exhilarating introduction to Serwa Boateng’s magic-filled world."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

*"Brown’s middle-grade debut is an action-packed, Ghanaian-influenced contemporary fantasy that explores the bonds of family, friendship, and what happens when you don’t know (or are kept from) your own history."—Booklist (starred review)

"Rosie writes her characters with such lyrical power, wit, and empathy that you can't help falling in love with Serwa Boateng, her family, and her friends."—Rick Riordan, New York Times best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series

Kirkus Reviews

2023-07-13
When a 12-year-old Slayer-in-training finds herself on the other side of the supernatural divide, her complicated family history might lead to answers—or to the end of everything she loves.

When Ghanaian American Serwa Boateng learns she’s half obayifo—a wielder of black magic—after having dedicated herself to the other side of the Akan supernatural spectrum, the prospect of controlling the contradictory forces within her seems impossible. Still, Auntie Effi, who is now Serwa’s only support system, believes that her one-of-a-kind union of black magic and divine wisdom is the key to freeing Serwa’s grandmother, who has been trapped for decades due to tragic events. In this sequel, all the connections that Serwa relied on and all the secrets she learned about magic and mythology are flipped on their heads. When she sets out to gain intel from Declan Amankwah, a young rival Slayer, her realization that she’s been in denial of how cute this boy is further upsets everything, making her allegiances even more complicated. Serwa continues to be a humorous narrator and an accessible guide to life, reluctant middle school crushes, the joys of tasting mumbo sauce for the first time, and return trips to the underworld of Asamando. Joyful, unexpected reunions give Serwa firmer footing for a high-stakes deal with Owuo, the god of death, suggesting a lot more is in store for this headstrong hero.

Family means everything in this thrilling, heart-wrenching sequel. (author’s note, glossary, Adinkra dictionary) (Adventure. 10-13)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159434241
Publisher:	Disney Press
Publication date:	09/12/2023
Series:	Serwa Boateng Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

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