Goldenborn

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Imprint: Scholastic Press (Jun 02, 2026)
Fiction, Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9781546147466

    Description of Goldenborn

    A girl with a mission. A god with a deal. A story that could change everything.

    When 17-year-old Akoma Addo stumbles into a world of ancient gods and modern magic, she’ll have to choose between saving her father… or staying true to everything she’s ever believed.

    Addo has one rule: don’t get too close to the supernatural.

    Ever since a blazing orb of light left her father in a coma, she’s buried herself in her secret job investigating magical crimes in San Francisco’s AfricaTown—just enough to keep her grief at bay. But when a body turns up in a pool of molten gold and ash, Akoma’s pulled into something much bigger—and far more dangerous. At the center of it all is Anansi, the trickster god of stories, who makes her an impossible offer:

    • Help him catch a killer
    • Awaken the ancestral magic buried deep in her blood

    And in return, he’ll give her a chance to bring her father back. To take the deal, Akoma will have to lie to everyone she loves and embrace the very power she’s spent years trying to deny. And as her connection grows with Xander, the new guy in town with secrets of his own, Akoma must decide who she can trust—especially when she’s no longer sure she can even trust herself.

    Rooted in Ghanaian mythology and packed with mystery, danger, and slow-burning romance, Goldenborn is a gripping fantasy about legacy, lies, and what it really means to rewrite your story.

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