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The Secret of the Ravens Joanna Cacao

The Secret of the Ravens By Joanna Cacao

The Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao


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In this charming middle grade graphic novel, orphan twins Elliot and Liza find themselves taking on a series of mysterious raven quests in order to make money and surviveonly for Liza to be mortally injured during one of their adventures.

The Secret of the Ravens Summary

The Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao

In this charming middle grade graphic novel, orphan twins Elliot and Liza find themselves taking on a series of mysterious raven quests in order to make money and surviveonly for Liza to be mortally injured during one of their adventures. Now, Elliot must team up with a mysterious dark mage in order to save her.

Twin siblings Elliot and Liza only have each other. Their parents are gone. Their home was taken, and to survive on their own, theyre forced to scrounge up plastic and metal to trade for coin within an abandoned garbage heap. Desperate to escape the vagabond cycle that theyre trapped in, the answer to their plight seemingly appears when they stumble upon a Raven Questmagical tasks offered by mysterious message-carrying ravens that when successfully completed, promise the victors coin and untold riches.

In a gamble to change their fates, Elliot and Liza follow the trail of Raven Quests to the kingdoms capital, where the greedy rulers of the Kawumiti Kingdom reign and young people are enlisted to train as royal mages for the kingdom's army. But the Ravens Quests arent as they seem, and the King is on a mission to hunt down vagrant participants like the twins.

When a quest goes terribly wrong, Liza is poisoned, and Elliot finds himself racing against the clock to find the cure. Now the only way to save his sister is to join forces with a royal apprentice and a dark mage with mysterious motives of her owneven if it means sacrificing everything.

The Secret of the Ravens Reviews

A thrilling, magical adventure from start to finish. Gale Galligan, New York Times bestselling author of Freestyle The popular middle gradestyle illustrations and supportive characters infuse the tone with resilience and hope.For those who enjoy adventures such as The Nameless City or NewsPrints, this is another illuminating graphic novel that wraps its social issues around the lives of heart-capturing characters. School Library Journal (starred review) A page-turning adventure, full of heart and charm. Kirkus Reviews The Secret of the Ravens explores a truly unique, adventurous world, in which these lovable siblings play to your heart, but confront just enough horror to mess with your head! Bowen McCurdy, author of the YALSA award-winning Specter Inspectors It's such a unique fantasy middle-grade graphic novel with sprinkles of Filipino wonder! Everything is in there, from magical action scenes, riveting quests, to secrets of the kingdom slowly being discovered, all centering two children, just trying to make it in the world! Richard Mercado, author ofComing Out Perfect A charming story with a sibling bond that tugs at the heart strings, an intriguing magic system and an ending that instantly leaves you wanting more. Angela De Vito, co-author and illustrator of Heartless Prince A magical world filled with mystery, intrigue, and charming characters you can't help but root for. The Secret of the Ravens opens up a daring adventure for any young reader. Jes & Cin Wibowo, authors of Lunar Boy Boldly outlined [and] detailed. Publishers Weekly

About Joanna Cacao

Joanna Cacao is a Canadian-Filipino author, and illustrator that lives in Winnipeg with her grumpy Pomeranian; Danny. Joanna is the illustrator of The Tryout and The Secret of the Ravens is her author-illustrator debut.She loves working on magical and fantastical stories. Joanna Cacao is a Canadian-Filipino author, and illustrator that lives in Winnipeg with her grumpy Pomeranian; Danny. Joanna is the illustrator of The Tryout and The Secret of the Ravens is her author-illustrator debut.She loves working on magical and fantastical stories.

Additional information

GOR013708921
9780358650119
0358650119
The Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao
Used - Like New
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
2024-01-18
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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