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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers.

Somadina and her twin brother, Jayaike, are practically the same person: they finish each others sentences and make each other whole. When the twins come of age, their magical gifts begin to develop, but while Jayaikes powers enchant, Somadinas cause fear to ripple through her town.

Always an outsider, Somadina now faces blatantand dangeroushostility. And things go from bad to worse when her brotherthe one person she trustedvanishes. Somadina knows that no matter the dangers, she must track him down. Even if it means entering the Sacred Forest. Even if it means gruelling, otherworldly travel she may not survive. Even if it means finding the hidden places where those closest to the spirit world dont dare to go. Does Somadina have the strengthwithin both her body and her soulfor the trying journey ahead?