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Blood at the Root Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations - Other "A beautifully measured novel ofINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you've seen before. Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers. Since then, he has kept his abilities hidden,