Meet Naema Bradshaw: a beautiful Eloko, once Portland-famous, now infamous, as she navigates a personal and public reckoning where confronting the limits of her privilege will show Naema what her magic really is, and who it makes her.
Bethany C. Morrow is a recovering expat recently returning from six
years in Montreal, Quebec, to live and write in north country New
York. A California native, Bethany graduated from the University of
California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Sociology. Following undergrad,
she studied Clinical Psychological Research at the University of
Wales, Bangor, in Great Britain before returning to North America
to focus on her literary work. She is the author of the adult novel
Mem (Unnamed Press) and the editor of the young adult anthology
Take the Mic (Arthur A. Levine Books).
bethanycmorrow.com
Twitter: @BCMorrow
Praise for A Song Below Water "A watery and melodic crossroads of
the real and the mythic, A Song Below Water lures readers with its
seductive and beautifully black siren song. An enthralling tale of
black girl magic and searing social commentary ready to rattle the
bones." -- Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of
The Belles series
"I love this book so, so much! Bethany C. Morrow delivers a
blistering modern classic with this gorgeous tale of friendship and
power. A Song Below Water somehow manages to be intensely happy and
sad at the same time and all in the balance of great, riveting
storytelling. The best YA novel I've read all year." -- Daniel Jos�
Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper "Morrow
masterfully blends the real lives of Black girls in contemporary
Portland with a mythic world of sirens, gargoyles and other
supernatural creatures to create a compelling coming-of-age story
in which two sisters, bound by love and fate, find their voices and
their power." --Rebecca Roanhorse, Hugo, Nebula and John W.
Campbell Award Winner, author of Trail of Lightning and Star Wars:
Resistance Reborn "Empowering and full of surprises, A Song Below
Water reminds us how important it is to use our voices, even when
we're afraid. Morrow has created a world that's both familiar and
brimming with fantastical creatures, and the result is timely,
necessary, and utterly captivating." - Akemi Dawn Bowman,
award-winning author of Starfish "A rich, intricate dive into
mythology, misogynoir, and the way the world makes black girls out
to be monsters. Like the siren's song, A Song Below Water is
irresistibly compelling." --Heidi Heilig, award-winning author of
The Girl from Everywhere "The world is lush and intense, the voice
intoxicating, and the message eternal. Morrow will have you under
her spell from page one." -- L.L. McKinney, author of the
Nightmare-Verse series "A compelling tale packed with endlessly
inventive magical concepts, blazingly current social commentary,
and heroines you'll fall hopelessly in love with. I'm obsessed." --
Sarah Kuhn, author of Heroine Complex series "A Song Below Water is
a lush, colorful, and deeply moving masterpiece about mythology,
the sometimes masked evils of racism, and all the ways the world
hurts black girls. An irresistible and perfectly bewitching read
that I couldn't put down!" --Jay Coles, composer and author of
Tyler Johnson Was Here "A Song Below Water is a captivating tale
about the magic of sisterhood and the importance of being seen for
who you truly are." --Parker Peevyhouse, author of The Echo Room
"An incredible exploration of character...among the best YA has
ever seen." --Buzzfeed "Morrow gives an excellent look into Naema's
healing and growth. Readers will also enjoy the themes of race,
intersectionality, media exploitation, social media, and ancestry.
-Morrow has woven another refreshing YA tale where young people can
discover the roots and sources of their magical voices." --School
Library Journal
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