Black Canary
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2020 · Est. 7 hour read

Black Canary

By Alexandra Monir

Part of the DC Icons series

In a world where women's voices are silenced, Dinah's song could ignite a revolution.

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352 pages· 73,333 words· Est. 7 hour read
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In a future Gotham ruled by the oppressive Court of Owls, Dinah Lance discovers her voice is a powerful weapon. Forbidden to sing, she risks everything to challenge the regime. As she navigates her father's protective instincts and a budding romance with Oliver Queen, Dinah must decide if her song can shatter the silence and topple the Court. Will her voice be the key to freedom, or will it lead her to Arkham Asylum? Dive into a tale of courage and rebellion where one girl's voice could change everything.

From the publisher

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! DC Icons continues with the first-ever YA origin story of superhero Black Canary, from the internationally bestselling author Alexandra Monir. In this thrilling novel, Dinah Lance’s voice is her weapon. And in a near-future world where women have no rights, she won’t hesitate to use everything she has–including her song–to fight back. Dinah Lance was eight years old when she overheard the impossible: the sound of a girl singing. It was something she was never meant to hear–not in her lifetime and not in Gotham City, taken over by the vicious, patriarchal Court of Owls. The sinister organization rules Gotham City as a dictatorship and has stripped women of everything–their right to work, to make music, to learn, to be free. Now seventeen, Dinah can’t forget that haunting sound, and she’s beginning to discover that her own voice is just as powerful. But singing is forbidden–a one-way ticket to Arkham Asylum. Fighting to balance her father’s desire to keep her safe, a blossoming romance with mysterious new student Oliver Queen, and her own need to help other women and girls rise up, Dinah wonders if her song will finally be heard. And will her voice be powerful enough to destroy the Court of Owls once and for all?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
352
Words
73,333
Reading age
12–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
890L
Themes & topics
Books about superheroesBooks about girls and womenBooks about women's rights
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6.3
F&P level
~U
AR points
12
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
515460
Publication
Published
December 21, 2021
First published
December 29, 2020
Publisher
Ember
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593178348

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