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by Autumn Krause
In this sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the gods—inspired by the author's true family history of internment and resilience.
A divine favor can change everything.
1942. War rumbles across the world, gods stir in the wind, and two lives are set on a collision course that will change them forever.
Seventeen-year-old Ren Hamada has always been defined by his troubled past, while Violet Aratani has only ever worried about keeping her straight-A grades and helping her parents run their beloved print shop. The two have little in common beyond the old magic that thrums in their worn family relics—and the fact that they're Japanese American in a country determined to cast them as the enemy.
Forced out of their homes and into ramshackle wooden barracks in the California desert by the US government, Ren and Violet collide. In a barbed wire world where everything they thought they knew is upside-down, the magnetic pull between them is the only thing that makes sense.
But there's more than just desert dust swirling in the air. A god walks among them, his mortal form tethered to the camp, and only Violet and Ren hold the key to freeing him—an act that would earn them an immeasurable reward. Yet with tensions rising and their lives on the line, is even a divine favor powerful enough to save them?
"Poetic prose expertly weaves together painful revelations, simmering rage, and shattering grief with soaring moments of romance and courage. The result is a captivating exploration of the devastating injustice of internment." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Compelling and accessible for teen readers....this title will appeal to readers of Traci Chee's We Are Not Free, Andrew Fukuda's This Light Between Us, and Kiku Hughes's Displacement." —School Library Journal (starred review)
"A beautiful, magic-infused love story that doesn't shy away from harsh realities." —Kirkus Reviews
"A beautifully rendered story, full of heart and feeling." —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
"An absolute triumph! The Gods Will Sing Our Song broke my heart and repaired it again in all the best ways. Timely and tender, this cements Krause as a literary force to be reckoned with."—Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child
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Autumn Krause was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her grandfather, his three siblings, and her great-grandmother were interned at Gila River Camp in Arizona during WWII, while her great-grandfather fought in the 442nd, the only all-Japanese regimental combat team. She writes: "The internment was knit into my life, a deep injustice never talked about with any theatrics, but always present, a memory living beyond the confines of its dates to form the backdrop of mine." Autumn lives in Orange County, California, with her husband and children. She is a critically acclaimed author of Before the Devil Knows You're Here, an Amazon and Kirkus Best Book of the Year.
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