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Supernatural Investigations

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston

December 31, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

I read these because CBR told me to, actually.  I asked my sister if the Best Niece in Australia had read them, and she’d never heard of it, so I took it upon myself to read and recommend in turn. My fellow CBR-er was correct – these are really good. Amari’s brother is missing.  He told the family he’d found a job right out of school, and then bam! gone.  Their family is from “the wrong side of the tracks,” so everyone assumes he’s run […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: B. B. Alston

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:38 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: B. B. Alston ·
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There’s a New Young Magician in Town

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston

March 1, 2023 by krisbholland Leave a Comment

Seeking a break from the current troubles in my personal life, I hit the library looking for something light and fun to take my mind off of everything. The “now available” section on Libby showed me a bunch of things that looked too hard but then came Amari. Amari and the Night Brothers is the first in a planned trilogy of books by B. B. Alston known as the Supernatural Investigations series. The main character, Amari Peters, lives in a housing project with her single […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Featured Tagged With: B. B. Alston

krisbholland's CBR15 Review No:11 · Genres: Children's Books, Featured · Tags: B. B. Alston ·
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