{"product_id":"where-the-black-flowers-bloom-hardcover","title":"Where the Black Flowers Bloom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping, richly imagined fantasy set in an alternate ancient African world in which a Black girl finds her power and saves her people from evil, by the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Panther: The Young Prince.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the land of Alkebulan, twelve-year-old Asha is an orphan, raised by Madame S, the proprietor of a traveling carnival. When Madame S is attacked by ghoulish creatures, she manages to tell Asha before she dies, \"Seek the Underground Kingdom, where the black flowers bloom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsha doesn't understand the mysterious words, but they launch her onto a page-turning quest to protect her people and stop an ancient evil. Along the way, she uncovers shocking secrets about the family she never knew and begins to find her place in the world as she discovers her own untapped powers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Coretta Scott King\/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHoodoo, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mesmerist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther: The Young Prince.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.strangeblackflowers.com \u003cbr\u003e Twitter: @RonSmithbooks \u003cbr\u003e Instagram: @ronsmithwriter\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Where the Black Flowers Bloom\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53682066555187,"sku":"9781328841629","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xpGAypZtmL9781328841629.webp?v=1784471875","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/where-the-black-flowers-bloom-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}