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FRACTURED PATH de J. C. Cervantes

Can dreams come true when you’re living with a family curse? The third book in the innovative YA fairy-tale quartet, written by best-selling authors Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, L. L. McKinney, and J.C. Cervantes, following one family―and the curse that plagues it―over several generations.

FRACTURED PATH
(The Mirror, Book 3)
by J. C. Cervantes
Hachette Go, July 2022
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)

1965―San Francisco, California. The 1960s are bursting with music and movement and love in San Francisco, perfect for a budding artist like Blake. Unfortunately, the art world is not welcoming to people of her gender or her multi-racial heritage, making it tough to land an internship that could put her on the map. That, plus the fact that Blake’s family has been notoriously riddled with bad luck, makes her feel like she can’t catch a break. Things only get worse when Blake starts to have ominous, confusing visions that grow stronger and more frequent, prompting Blake’s aunt and uncle to tell her about a long-lost family heirloom that could be the key to everything
Fueled by the ambiguous clues in her visions, Blake sets out on a journey through the city to retrieve her ancestors’ legendary mirror. But Blake is not the only one looking for it. Soon she must attempt to unleash her own dormant powers . . . or else risk all she holds dear.

Presentation of Books 1 and 2 here.

J. C. Cervantes is the New York Times best-selling author of The Storm Runner, which Booklist called « a rip-roaring adventure » in a starred review. Her first novel, Tortilla Sun, was a 2010 New Voices pick by the American Booksellers Association and was named to Bank Street’s 2011 Best Book List. Jen grew up in San Diego and was fascinated by stories about Maya gods and magic.

THE MIRROR SERIES de Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, J.C. Cervantes et L. L. McKinney

An innovative four-book fairy tale collection following one family over several generations, and the curse that plagues it, written by best-selling authors Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, J.C. Cervantes, and L. L. McKinney.
“This touching fantasy redefines the witches of the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales.” – Publishers Weekly

THE MIRROR SERIES
by Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, J.C. Cervantes & L. L. McKinney
Disney-Hyperion, 2020 onwards
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)

Book 1: BROKEN WISH by Julie C. Dao (October 2020) – Sixteen-year-old Elva has a secret. She has visions and strange powers that she will do anything to hide. She knows the warnings about what happens to witches in their small village of Hanau. She’s heard the terrible things people say about the Witch of the North Woods, and the malicious hunts that follow. But when Elva accidentally witnesses a devastating vision of the future, she decides she has to do everything she can to prevent it. Tapping into her powers for the first time, Elva discovers a magical mirror and its owner-none other than the Witch of the North Woods herself. As Elva learns more about her burgeoning magic, and the lines between hero and villain start to blur, she must find a way to right past wrongs before it’s too late.

Book 2: SHATTERED MIDNIGHT by Dhonielle Clayton (July 2022) – Zora Broussard has arrived in New Orleans with not much more than a bag of clothes, a beautiful voice, and a pair of enchanted red shoes. Running from a tragic accident caused by her magic, Zora wants nothing more than to blend in, as well as to avoid her overbearing aunt and mean-spirited cousins. Music becomes Zora’s only means of escape, yet she wonders if she should give it all up to remove the powers that make her a target, especially as a Black woman in the South. But when Zora gets the chance to perform in a prominent jazz club, she meets a sweet white pianist named Phillip with magic of his own, including a strange mirror that foretells their future together. Falling into a forbidden love, Zora and Phillip must keep their relationship a secret. And soon the two discover the complicated connection between their respective families, a connection that could lead to catastrophe for them both. In the era of segregation and speakeasies, Zora must change her destiny and fight for the one she loves . . . or risk losing everything.

Julie C. Dao is the author of the acclaimed Rise of the Empress duology, including Forest of a Thousand Lanterns and Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix , as well as the follow-up novel Song of the Crimson Flower. A proud Vietnamese-American who was born in upstate New York, she now lives in New England.
Dhonielle Clayton is a New York Times Bestselling author of The Belles series, the coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things duology which was adapted into a Netflix original series, and the author of the forthcoming MG fantasy series The Marvellers. She hails from the Washington, D.C. suburbs on the Maryland side. She taught secondary school for several years, and is a former elementary and middle-school librarian. She is COO of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books, and co-founder of CAKE Literary, a creative kitchen whipping up decadent―and decidedly diverse―literary confections for middle grade, young adult, and women’s fiction readers. She’s an avid traveler, and always on the hunt for magic and mischief.