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The Gatekeeper's Staff

Narrated by Nekia Renee

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Pub Date 19 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 4 Aug 2021

Bandele Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks


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Description

TJ Young has been surrounded by magic his entire life, yet he has never tapped into it… until now.

Fourteen-year-old TJ grew up normal in a secret community of gifted diviners in the heart of modern-day Los Angeles. His powerful sister was ordained to lead his people into a new age of prosperity, but her mysterious death in Nigeria threatens to destroy the very foundations of TJ’s world.

Desperate to pick up where his sister left off and uncover the secrets behind her questionable death, TJ commits himself to unlocking the magical heritage that has always eluded him. So he enrolls in Camp Olosa—a remedial magic school for the divinely less-than-gifted in the humid swamps of New Orleans.

But little does he know, TJ is destined to cross paths with powerful spirits of old thought lost to time: the Orishas.

Delve into this young adult fantasy based on the mythology of the West African gods, where TJ will encounter unlikely allies, tough-as-gatorhide instructors, and the ancient secrets of the Orishas.

TJ Young has been surrounded by magic his entire life, yet he has never tapped into it… until now.

Fourteen-year-old TJ grew up normal in a secret community of gifted diviners in the heart of...


A Note From the Publisher

978-1-951905-02-6 (ebook)


978-1-951905-13-2 (hardback)


978-1-951905-16-3 (paperback)

978-1-951905-02-6 (ebook)


978-1-951905-13-2 (hardback)


978-1-951905-16-3 (paperback)


Advance Praise

"If you know a pre-teen boy who loves magic and adventure, get him this book. If he's Black, get him two copies."
-Equal Opportunity Reader Blog

"Captivating Percy Jackson meets Harry Potter meets West African Mythos that is as entertaining as it is enriching. Magical in ever sense."
-Julia Hoover, Reedsy Discovery

"This should be up there right along the Percy Jackson series."
-Marie Reed, Goodreads Review

"The world-building was incredibly strong and the pacing was solid."
-Life of a Female Bibliophile Blog​

"I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a magical fantasy world book, but is tired of Harry Potter and needs a breath of fresh air... Kamau Fluker, Age 15."
-Goodreads Review

"If you know a pre-teen boy who loves magic and adventure, get him this book. If he's Black, get him two copies."
-Equal Opportunity Reader Blog

"Captivating Percy Jackson meets Harry Potter meets West...


Available Editions

EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781094299594
PRICE US$16.99 (USD)
DURATION 15 Hours, 32 Minutes, 20 Seconds

Average rating from 90 members


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