Nyira and the Invisible Boy
The Graveyard Club, Book I
by K M Harrell
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Pub Date Jan 01 2018 | Archive Date Nov 22 2018
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Description
Nyira, a seven-year-old healer, watched slave hunters burn her village and murder her father.
Hiding in the jungle, she befriends a young gorilla, named Gord. The slave hunters capture Gord, forcing Nyira to give up her freedom to save his life. She is transported by slave ship to Haiti.
Ten-year-old Enriquillo’s tribe has lived peacefully—hidden in the Haitian mountains—for over three hundred years. French soldiers still managed to kill their chief—Enriquillo’s father, and his best friend is murdered by a local planter. Now Enriquillo plots revenge. He meets Nyira on a day he sneaks into the town market, and discovers she is the dark princess prophesized as his future queen.
But Nyira uses magic to save a friend’s life, and is charged as a witch and condemned to burn. Will Enriquillo risk his people’s secret existence to outwit the dangerous French troops and the determined archdeacon, to save his love?
In semifinals for The Booklife Prize: https://booklife.com/prize/3/category/6
Advance Praise
Harrell writes convincingly of a child's worldview, balancing the protagonist's vulnerability with fortitude. Prose flows eloquently, with hard-hitting observations about cruelty and inhumanity. The author's blending of magic into a story of survival and oppression under colonialism, results in a rare and powerful work of speculative fiction.
The Booklife Prize
Exceptionally well written, "Nyira and the Invisible Boy: The Graveyard Club" is a simply riveting read from beginning to end and showcases author K. M. Harrell's genuine flair for originality and inherently entertaining story telling. While very highly recommended for community library collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists.
Midwest Book Review
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| ISBN | 9781940026008 |
| PRICE | $4.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Gregory K, Educator
Publisher copy received for review purposes.
This lovely childrens' novel introduced me to a lot of new mythology and history and challenged many of my assumptions about Haiti. That makes this a very important novel, and one that can help with representation. But it also helps kids understand how diverse and spectacular our world and its histories and peoples are. I will be using this novel with middle-graders.
April s, Reviewer
My daughter loved this book. Thanks for the advanced copy. I can't say much but that she could not put this book down. I will be purchasing more for her.
Felicia A, Reviewer
This was a really cute book. I haven't come across anything that I can quite compare it to.
There is heavy slavery content. The characters are well developed. I love the interactions and how historically accurate the author was when needed.
Kyle L, Reviewer
This was a great read with intrigue and wonderful history. The beginning was slow at first and a little scattered from the angles but over all it came together and you want more so much more!!
Claire L, Reviewer
We are really hoping for book 2 to come out soon, this is so innovative and new - I read it with my daughter and we were enthralled. It's well written, original, challenging and excellent.
Nikki V, Reviewer
Loved this book. For me it is reminiscent of The Jungle book, but more profound. It is about the power of love, family, and friendship, and the sacrifices we make to protect those we love. It is about fearing what we don't understand, and deriving hatred from that misunderstanding. It is about the atrocity of slavery, and those who impose their will on others. Most of all it is about the search for ultimate freedom and the price that each of us would pay to obtain it.
Vandana S, Reviewer
I liked how innocent Nyira was and how she was able to make friends. Nyira and Enriquillo are well developed and likeable characters,
I laughed and cried with Nyira. The books deals with death, slavery, abuse , fighting, loss of culture, friendship. it's always hard for me to read this kind of subject. But this book gave feeling of warmth. The parts dealing with magic felt very natural. I liked this book.
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