Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14

Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness

By Ryan Calejo

Part of the Charlie Hernández series

Charlie must enter the Land of the Dead to stop an invasion and fulfill his destiny.

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Charlie Hernández faces his greatest challenge yet as he ventures into the Land of the Dead. With the barriers between worlds collapsing, an invasion looms. To save the living, Charlie must unleash the Morphlings' power by finding his predecessors. But the Land of the Dead is perilous, filled with ancient forests and legendary beasts. As Charlie and his friends navigate this treacherous realm, they must confront death itself. Will Charlie fulfill his destiny and restore balance, or will the forces of the dead prevail in this epic series conclusion?

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Inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America, this fifth and final book in the Charlie Hernández series follows Charlie as he ventures into the Land of the Dead. The League of Shadows has done everything they can to keep the Land of the Living safe from La Mano Peluda, but it hasn’t been enough. The barriers between the worlds are falling, and the forces of the dead are only days away from launching an unstoppable invasion. Only one hope remains for the living: unleashing the full power of the Morphling–all five of them, to be exact. But to do so, Charlie and his friends will have to journey into the very heart of the Land of the Dead to track down Charlie’s predecessors. Determined to fulfill his destiny as the final morphling, Charlie will risk everything to bring balance back to the realms. But the Land of the Dead is no place for the living. Danger lurks everywhere, from ancient malevolent forests to legendary beasts that haven’t been seen for millennia. Yet, in the end, it is death itself the friends will have to overcome in this epic conclusion to the Charlie Hernández series.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
576
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
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Book details

Publication
Published
April 22, 2025
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665942942

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