{"product_id":"bones-at-the-crossroads-9780593711972","title":"Bones at the Crossroads","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - In the sequel to the \"unforgettable\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) fantasy debut \u003ci\u003eBlood at the Root, \u003c\/i\u003ea Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first edition paperback of \u003ci\u003eBones at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e features custom designed edges with spellbinding art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Homecoming season at Caiman University, and all seventeen-year-old Malik Baron wants to do is be a regular college student...or as regular as he can get at a magical HBCU for young, Black Conjurers. He's ready to go to parties, hang out with his new friends, choose a major, and talk to girls. Instead, he's reeling from a summer of revelations, heartbreak, and betrayal, and still uncovering the truth about his powers and his legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe family he only just discovered is already fractured beyond repair, and a new relative who shows up on his doorstep brings even more questions. Then there's the mother he risked everything to find, who might be the biggest threat to the life he's trying to build. To protect his new community, Malik joins an elite secret society with roots in ancient magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis journey takes him even deeper into his own heritage and the history of the magical world, while bringing him closer to a classmate whose friendship might mean something more, if Malik is ready to let her in. But how can he use powers he can't even control to defend a world he's not sure will ever fully accept him? And as the pressure and danger builds, will he be able to confront the deepening cracks within the magical society, and those building within himself?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ladarrion Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Labyrinth Road\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593711972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaDarrion Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is a Los Angeles based-playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy, providing space and agency for Black characters and stories in a new, fresh and fantastical way. He is currently a resident playwright\/co-creator of The Black Creators Collective, where his play \u003ci\u003eUMOJA\u003c\/i\u003e made its West Coast premiere in January 2022 and produced North Hollywood's first Black playwrights festival at the Waco Theater Center. \u003ci\u003eBlood at the Root\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. His viral and award-winning short film based on the same concept is currently on YouTube and Amazon Prime.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ladarrion Williams \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397130104989,"sku":"9780593711972","price":16.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_9c846366-e6e5-40d2-97c2-64784642b321.jpg?v=1781073867","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bones-at-the-crossroads-9780593711972","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}