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by Ronald L. Smith (Author)
For all fans of Black Panther, this is the newest adventure of young T'Challa, prince of Wakanda, in the hit Young Prince series from Ronald L. Smith, recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.
One day, he will wear the mantle of the Black Panther. But for now, thirteen-year-old T'Challa is back in Wakanda--back to his training, his family, and the comforts of home. And he is surprised to find himself missing his friends so soon after his recent time in America.
Author Biography
Ronald L. Smith is an award-winning writer of children's literature including the middle grade novels Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away, and Gloomstown, a Junior Library Guild Selection. His first novel, Hoodoo, earned him the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked in advertising and wrote TV commercials for big corporations. He is much happier writing books for young people.
