Donovan & the Secret City

<p>A Bronx teen uncovers a legacy of ancestral magic family secrets and mystical destiny in this powerful YA fantasy inspired by West African spirituality and Black cultural mythology. In Donovan & the Secret City Ron Baxter launches The Brethren Chronicles with a heart-pounding magical coming-of-age tale rooted in African diasporic traditions and urban realism. Donovan Richards is just trying to survive high school in the Bronx when tragedy strikes: his mother dies under mysterious circumstances. Grieving and adrift he is taken in by Mama Seetu-a powerful elder who reveals herself as his great-grandmother and guides him into a secret world pulsing with ancestral magic hidden history and long-lost</p><p>family. The Esikiri a mystical clan blessed by the Orisha welcomes Donovan into their fold. At the center of it all is the Motherhouse a place of power and refuge where Donovan begins to awaken strange new abilities. Haunted by dreams and stalked by spirits he must confront a dark legacy-and a destiny that ties him to a secret history hidden in plain sight. As he trains under Seetu's wisdom and forms deep bonds with other gifted youth-including the fiercely loyal Bianca-Donovan must decide who he is and who he's willing to become. What begins as a personal search for identity soon turns into a battle for survival and truth. A potent blend of magic heritage and heart Donovan & the Secret City is a gripping fantasy that speaks to the power of chosen family cultural legacy and the strength found in embracing who you are meant to be.</p>