FromNew York Timesbestselling author &National Book Award for Young People’s Literaturefinalist Traci Chee comes a Japanese-influenced fantasy brimming with demons, adventure, & plans gone awry.When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse & return to her normal life, but along the way is forced to confront her true power within.In the realm ofAwara, where gods, monsters, & humans exist side by side,Miukois an ordinary girl resigned to a safe, if uneventful, existence as an innkeeper's daughter.But whenMiukois cursed & begins to transform into a demon with a deadly touch, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse & return to her normal life. Aided by a thieving magpie spirit & continuously thwarted by a demon prince,Miukomust outfox tricksters, escape demon hunters, & negotiate with feral gods if she wants to make it home again.With her transformation comes power & freedom she never even dreamed of, & she'll have to decide if saving her soul is worth trying to cram herself back into an ordinary life that no longer fits her... and perhaps never did.°°°Traci Cheeis theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Readerseries & aNational Book Awardfinalist. Her novel,We Are Not Free, was met with aPrintz Honor&Walter Honorin addition to the NBA nomination & received four starred reviews.Traciis fourth-generationJapanese American& is aNorthern Californianative. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys hiking, egg painting, gardening, & hosting game nights for family & friends.Traciis an all-around word geek. She loves book arts & art books, poetry, & paper crafts. She studiedliterature&creative writingat the University of California, Santa Cruz.www.tracichee.comTwitter:@tracicheeFacebook & Instagram:@TraciCheeAuthor