Burn Down, Rise Up (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781728246000)

The 2023 Pura Belpré Award-winning young adult novel!

Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends determined to save their city at any cost. Stranger Things meets Jordan Peele in this acclaimed novel from an incredible new voice.

For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden disappearances that no one can explain. Sixteen-year-old Raquel does her best to ignore it. After all, the police only look for the white kids. But when her crush Charlize's cousin goes missing, Raquel starts to pay attention--especially when her own mom comes down with a mysterious illness that seems linked to the disappearances.

Raquel and Charlize team up to investigate, but they soon discover that everything is tied to a terrifying urban legend called the Echo Game. The game is rumored to trap people in a sinister world underneath the city, and the rules are based on a particularly dark chapter in New York's past. And if the friends want to save their home and everyone they love, they will have to play the game and destroy the evil at its heart--or die trying.

Author: Vincent Tirado
ISBN-10: 1728246008
ISBN-13: 9781728246000
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518704 / Burn Down, Rise Up

Award: Pura Belpre Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Booklist 04/01/2022 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 04/11/2022
Shelf Awareness 05/27/2022
School Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 84
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 137
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average