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Muse Squad

The Mystery of the Tenth

#2 in series

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1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

The finale of an action-packed middle grade fantasy duology about a young Cuban American girl who discovers that she's one of the nine muses of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of The Serpent's Secret, the Aru Shah series, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.

Callie Martinez-Silva is finally getting the hang of this whole goddess within thing. Six months after learning she was one of the nine muses of ancient myth, she and the other junior muses are ready for new adventures. Except first Callie has to go to New York City for the summer to visit her dad, stepmom, and new baby brother.

Then the muses get startling news: an unprecedented tenth muse has been awakened somewhere in Queens, putting Callie in the perfect position to help find her. And she'll have help—thanks to a runaway mold problem in London, Muse Headquarters is moving to the New York Hall of Science.

But balancing missions and family-mandated arts camp proves difficult for Callie, especially once mysterious messages from spiders (yikes!) begin to weave a tale of ancient injustice involving Callie's campmate Ari.

Now Callie and her friends have to make a choice: follow orders and find the tenth muse or trust that sometimes fate has other plans.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 1, 2020
      Life takes an unexpected turn for 11-year-old Miami native Calliope “Callie” Martinez-Silva after a deadly train ride sets in motion a series of strange events: the appearance of a cryptic, time-stopping woman; Callie’s shy best friend, Raquel Falcón, auditioning for America’s Next Star; and Callie discovering a portal under her bed that transports her to London. It’s all because Callie is the newest muse of epic poetry—one of the nine from Greek mythology—after the death of the previous one, her tia Annie. At Muse Headquarters, the Victoria and Albert Museum, she meets three junior muses: British Thalia (comedy), Chicago-born Nia (science), and New Delhi resident Mela (tragedy). Their first assignment as a group is to protect one of the “heroes and artists, scientists and makers” whom the muses inspire from evil sirens determined to sabotage them and doom humankind. Despite occasionally slow pacing, Acevedo successfully deploys a mixture of imagination and sincerity in this magical duology opener with a message of art’s importance and awakening the hero within. The book does best in weaving global themes of inclusivity—“inspiration knows no borders”—as well as exploring family and friendship with heart. Ages 8–12. Agent: Stephanie Abou, Massie & McQuilkin.

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