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The Gods Will Sing Our Song

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The Gods Will Sing Our Song

By: Autumn Krause
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In this sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the godsinspired 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?
Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

Critic 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

"Set during one of our country’s darkest periods, The Gods Will Sing Our Song weaves history, magic, and lore into an irresistible love story."—Elana K. Arnold, Printz Award Honor winning author of Damsel

"A stunning fusion of history and myth, The Gods Will Sing Our Song is a tender, devastating love story set within WWII Japanese American incarceration, where love, hope, and even magic become acts of defiance in the most unforgiving places. A story whose echoes still linger.” —Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Heiress of Nowhere

"Heartbreaking, beautiful, and timely, The Gods Will Sing Our Song is a true masterpiece. This profound story compels us to confront a past that feels closer to the present than ever, while reminding us of the enduring power of love, hope, community, and ancestral magic." —Angela Montoya, award-winning author of A Cruel Thirst
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