Bones at the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams

Bones at the Crossroads

LaDarrion Williams, Jalyn Hall, Listening Library

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · July 29, 2025

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Bones at the Crossroads.

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Who it’s for
For when you want a sustained fantasy read with a sharper edge.
Genres
Contemporary YA Fantasy, African American YA, YA Fantasy Romance
Published
Random House Children's Books, July 29, 2025

About this book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the sequel to the “unforgettable” (People), New York Times bestselling fantasy debut Blood at the Root, a Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets. It's Homecoming season at Caiman University, and all 17-year-old Malik Baron wants to do is be a regular college student…or as regular as he can get at a magical HBCU for young, Black Conjurers.

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He’s ready to go to parties, hang out with his new friends, choose a major, and talk to girls. Instead, he's reeling from a summer of revelations, heartbreak and betrayal, and still uncovering the truth about his powers and his legacy. The family he only just discovered is already fractured beyond repair, and a new relative who shows up on his doorstep brings even more questions. Then there’s the mother he risked everything to find, who might be the biggest threat to the life he's trying to build. To protect his new community, Malik joins an elite secret society with roots in ancient magic. His journey takes him even deeper into his own heritage and the history of the magical world, while bringing him closer to a classmate whose friendship might mean something more, if Malik is ready to let her in. But how can he use powers he can’t even control to defend a world he’s not sure will ever fully accept him? And as the pressure and danger builds, will he be able to confront the deepening cracks within the magical society, and those building within himself?

Sharper Fantasy

For when you want a sustained fantasy read with a sharper edge.

Come here for

  • Fantasy-forward immersion
  • An edgier YA turn

Expect

  • Magic and fantasy textures
  • A teen-leaning, contemporary pulse

Where it sits

African American YA59%
Contemporary YA Fantasy45%
YA Fantasy Romance32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary YA Fantasy
  • Wizards & Witches for Teens
  • African American YA
Authors
LaDarrion Williams, Jalyn Hall, Listening Library
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
July 29, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary YA Fantasy