Where the Black Flowers Bloom

By Ronald L. Smith

A young girl must uncover hidden powers to stop an ancient evil threatening her world.

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240 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In the mystical land of Alkebulan, twelve-year-old orphan Asha embarks on a perilous quest after her guardian, Madame S, is attacked by dark creatures. Her dying words, “Seek the Underground Kingdom,” propel Asha into a journey filled with danger and discovery. As she battles ancient evils, Asha unravels secrets about her lost family and uncovers her own hidden powers. Will she find the strength to save her people and herself? Dive into a world where courage and destiny collide, and a young girl’s journey could change everything.

From the publisher

A 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 Black Panther: The Young Prince. In 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.”Asha 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.

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