by Lisa McMann
First published 2023
Estero City erupts in chaos after President Fuerte's supernatural abilities become public knowledge. Seven watches his mother Magdalia Palacio announce her campaign against the corrupt president, but the forgotten five can't tell if she's truly an ally. The group faces their deepest wound yet when Cabot abandons them to join her parents, who now work alongside Fuerte's criminal supernatural network. Birdie, Seven, Tenner, and Brix struggle with the possibility that their former friend has become their enemy. The Librarian presents them with a perilous new mission: Lada must pose as a loyal employee within Fuerte's administration while secretly feeding intelligence to the supernatural resistance. As Lada steps into enemy territory, the remaining four prepare for their most dangerous confrontation. They must face the criminals who raised them, the friends who betrayed them, and a president whose supernatural powers threaten everything they've fought to protect. The resistance depends on their success, but the cost of failure could destroy what remains of their fractured family.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Estero City
336 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: violence