Sona And The Golden Beasts ego * Chicago Public Library's Best

* Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *

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Sona And The Golden Beasts ego * Chicago Public Library's BestFrom Newbery Honor and Walter Awardwinning author Rajani LaRocca comes a gripping middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Serpents Secret and The Last Mapmaker. Though music is outlawed in the land of Devia, Sona hears it everywhere. Sona is a Malech, a member of the ruling class that conquered Devia centuries ago. Malechs forbade music to prevent the native Devans from using their magic, and Sona hides her abilities lest they put her in danger.