Inthisfast-paced,thrillingmiddlegradefantasyrootedinTagalogmythology,ayoungFilipinogirldiscoversrealmsbeyondourownfullofmonstersandgods,aterribleevilwhowantshermagic,andevenatalkingduck!ThefirstbookinaduologyfromGailD.Villanueva(MyFateAccordingtotheButterfly)that’sperfectforfansofTristanStrongandAruShah.LuluSinagtalacan’twaitforafunChristmasbreak.She’sexcitedtohangoutwithhersister,Kitty,andbestfriend,Bart;toreenactherfavoritelegendsfromTagalogfolklore(liketheamazingtaleofBernardoCarpio);and,ofcourse,toeatasmuchyummystreet-sideinihawaspossible!ButwhenaviciouswakwakattacksherneighborhoodandkidnapsMom,LuludiscoversthecreaturesanddeitiesofTagalogmytharerealandthattwoadditionalRealmsexistbeyondourown.Tomakeitworse,Luluhassuperhumanstrengthandtheabilitytowieldmagic,meaningshe’stheonlyonepowerfulenoughtostoptheevilspiritwho’sdeterminedtorulethethreeRealmsatallcosts.Nopressure,right?Lulu,Kitty,andBartsetoffonaquesttorescueMom,wheretheyoutsmartcunningenemies,battlevengefulbeings,andformunlikelyalliances.Soontheyfindthemselvessweptintoacenturies-longfight,unravelingsecretsaboutLuluandherpastthatthreatentoupendeverythingandthrowthewholeuniverseintochaos.CanLulumusterthestrength(superhumanornot)tofindoutwhoshereallyisandwhoshecantrusttosaveMomandthethreeRealmsbeforeit’stoolate?
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