Finalist, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, 2024

Abeni’s Song

P. Djèlí Clark (opens in a new tab)

Paperback, 326 pages

A girl taken by a witch from her village goes on a quest to free her people.

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The ballot

To Shape a Dragon’s BreathMoniquill BlackgooseDel ReyWinner
Liberty’s DaughterNaomi KritzerFairwood PressRunner-up
The Sinister Booksellers of BathGarth NixKatherine Tegen Books, Gollancz and Allen & Unwin
UnravellerFrances HardingeMacmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet
Promises Stronger than DarknessCharlie Jane AndersTor Teen