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The Land of Stories meets Dominican myths and legends come to life in Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa, a blockbuster contemporary middle-grade fantasy duology starter from Julian Randall. Fans of Tristan Strong and The Storm Runner, here is your next obsession."Magic awaits around every corner in Zafa. Nonstop action and plenty of heart create a story worth escaping into." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review"A breathtaking journey . . . readers better hold on tight." -- Kwame Mbalia, New York Times bestselling author of the Tristan Strong series "As funny as it is poignant. . . sure to delight and awe." -- Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award Winner"A brilliant, refreshing new voice in young people's literature.
About the Author
Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. He has received fellowships from Callaloo, BOAAT and the Watering Hole. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize. Julian is the curator of Winter Tangerine's Lineage of Mirrors. His work has been published in New York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, and POETRY and anthologized in Bettering American Poetry, Nepantla and Furious Flower. He is a candidate for his MFA in Poetry at Ole Miss. His first book, Refuse (Pitt, Fall 2018) , is the winner of the 2017 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. He talks a lot about poems on Twitter at @JulianThePoet.
