“I bite the inside of my cheek, letting my doubts curl up next to my hope. One gives me the strength to keep pushing, and the other reminds me never give up.”
Maya and the Return of the Godlings | 
“I bite the inside of my cheek, letting my doubts curl up next to my hope. One gives me the strength to keep pushing, and the other reminds me never give up.”
This book is a highly anticipated sequel and is part of a three book series.There is an element of magic and mystery to it that will undoubtedly leave the reader waiting in anticipation for the next book in the series.
pickAfter crossing the veil between the two worlds, saving her father, and narrowly escaping the sinister clutches of the Lord of Shadows, tensions between the human world and The Dark are higher than ever. And even worse, Maya‘s orisha powers as a godling are out of control. This book is fantasy and is perfect for children who are interested in magic and adventure.
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“I had second thoughts about listening to a darkbringer who had no reason to help me. I had to believe that the map was real, and it could lead me to Papa's soul.“
Blurb:
This book is in a series which means I can use it to hook my students in and then they can read the whole series. It is good for children who like magic, mythical creatures, and action. I would say it is appropriate for 10 to 16-year-olds.
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This falls under speculative fiction because it takes place in a world that is not human and or real. A human girl named Maya crosses between worlds to save her dad and escape from the Lord of Shadows. She has magic powers and in the end, saves both worlds.
“The veil wouldn't let the Lord of Shadows cross into our world, but that didn't stop me from being afraid.“
Maya and the Return of the Godlings would be a great book for students in a book club because it is a series.
“I couldn't tell her that things would be okay, or that she'd get better. Sometimes people just needed you to listen to them---not try to solve their problems. I could do that, even if I couldn't do anything else.”
so-soMaya And The Return Of The Godlings is a speculative fiction novel written by Rena Brown published in 2021. This story is considered speculative fiction because it presents supernatural, and futuristic realms. It is a sequel where Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the one thing keeping the veil between the worlds from crumbling: her father‘s soul.
This speculative fiction novel is a great science fiction read for a classroom because it gives the children ideas on how to expand their imagination. It also encourages critical thinking and it engages the audience with complicated concepts while allowing students to explore scientific concepts.
so-soMaya and the Return of the Godlings by Rena Barron is a speculative fiction novel that was published in 2021. The Dark continues to pose a serious threat. Tensions between the human world and The Dark are at an all-time high due to the young woman bridging the divide between the two realms, rescuing her father, and barely escaping the evil grasp of the Lord of Shadows. And to make matters worse, Maya's unbridled orisha abilities as a godling.
