Jax Freeman and the Tournament of Spirits

By Kwame Mbalia

Part of the Jax Freeman series

A young summoner must uncover a saboteur amidst a magical tournament.

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368 pages

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Jax Freeman, a seventh-grade summoner, enters the global Tournament of Spirits, facing skilled competitors and dangerous cryptids. Tasked with spying on his peers, Jax must uncover who is sabotaging the games. Can he win the tournament and protect his friends from a hidden threat? Dive into a world of magic, mystery, and high-stakes adventure.

From the publisher

All Aboard! The sequel to Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek has pulled into the station! From the award-winning author of the best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy comes a magical series about a special boy who is granted summoning powers from his ancestors. Seventh grader Jackson “Jax” Freeman recently learned two important facts: one, he’s a summoner–someone who can call on the magical powers of his ancestors to help him do amazing things–and two, he isn’t the only person with this ability. After much training, Jax and four of his summoner classmates from DuSable Middle school in Chicago are thrust into a competition called the Tournament of Spirits where they’ll face the most skilled summoners from around the world. But while everyone is focused on winning, Jax is given a special side quest by the elders of the four magical families: he has to spy on each of the competitors–including his own teammates–in order to uncover who is releasing endangered, and very dangerous, cryptids into the arena. Can Jax take the top spot in the tournament and save himself and his friends from a mysterious foe? Kwame Mbalia’s incredible imagination and world-building talents are on full display in this thrilling adventure that’s packed with magic, friendship, non-stop action, and a lot of heart.

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