She is even more forced to hide her identity. There is a murder trial which takes place and a siren is caught in the midst of it which results in escalating tensions. Tavia is a siren who has to hide her identity as she is one of the few Black girl with magical power. I loved most parts of the book while some parts did not work for me! The StoryĪ Song Below Water was a story about two sisters and best friends as they navigate the world with their secrets and hidden identities. It was one of my most anticipated books of 2020 and I was so excited to read it. Trigger Warnings: casual racism, protests and riots, past suicide attempt, anxiety, self-harmĪ Song Below Water is a misogynoir with mermaids, sirens and social commentary. No secret seems safe anymore-soon Portland won’t be either. Tensions escalate when Effie starts being haunted by demons from her past, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice during a police stop.

At least she has her bestie Effie by her side as they tackle high school drama, family secrets, and unrequited crushes.īut everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation the girls’ favorite Internet fashion icon reveals she’s also a siren, and the news rips through their community. Never mind she’s also stuck in Portland, Oregon, a city with only a handful of black folk and even fewer of those with magical powers. Morrow Publicationĭimensions 22 cm Edition First edition.Synopsis: Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock and key. Label Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance, edited by Bethany C. Other physical details illustrations System control number Extent 245 pages Isbn 9781338343717 Lccn 2019019151 Media category unmediated Media MARC source rdamedia Media type code Are you the good kind of Muslim? : a poemĭimensions 22 cm Edition First edition.Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019Ĭarrier category volume Carrier category codeĬarrier MARC source rdacarrier Content category Take the mic : fictional stories of everyday resistance.

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