Children of Blood and Bone

Zelie is one of the Maji people – an ancient civilization with knowledge, magic, and healing powers – living in Orisha where the king oppressed her people, and killed her mother, to banish the magic. Zelie joins forces with a kindly princess to stop the total destruction of magic in the land and to mount an uprising. Steeped in African mythology, this fantasy novel deals with discrimination, oppression, social justice, coming of age, inequality, and imbalances of power. Parallels can be drawn to the colonization of America, the treatment of First Nations people, and the Black Life Matters movement. Suitable for literature circles or an independent novel in grades 10-12. Social considerations noted.