What was your inspiration for this purely magical story? Alston recently to talk about world-building, fantasy, and his journey to publication. It’s that good! I caught up with the dynamic B.B. Now she must compete for a spot against kids who’ve known about magic their whole lives.Īmari and the Night Brothers book made me wish my own daughters were back in middle school so I could read it with them. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton-if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. When we meet her, Amari has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Think of it as Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black, an exhilarating middle grade fantasy debut, and the first in a trilogy that introduces us to a magical black girl named Amari Peters. Amari is magical!” So says Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate You Give. Alston is “an enchanting fantasy adventure filled with heart and soul.

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