B. B. Alston

Middle-Grade Books:

 Amari and the Night Brothers (2021)

Comps: MEN IN BLACK meets NEVERMOOR.

Pitch:

When an inner-city kid gets nominated by her long missing brother to tryout for the Bureau for Supernatural Affairs, it’s her chance to learn what happened to him. But it’ll mean competing against the nation’s wealthiest kids.”

Book Blurb:

Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good.

So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton—if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real.

Now she must compete for a spot against kids who’ve known about magic their whole lives. No matter how hard she tries, Amari can’t seem to escape their intense doubt and scrutiny—especially once her supernaturally enhanced talent is deemed “illegal.” With an evil magician threatening the supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she’s an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t stick it out and pass the tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.”

Reading Order:

1. Amari and the Night Brothers (2021)
2. Amari and the Great Game (2022)

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