Rick Riordan Presents: Serwa Boateng's Guide to Saving the World - by Roseanne A Brown (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Twelve-year-old half-vampire, half-Slayer Serwa and her friends journey across the United States to end the ancient magical conflict between her two worlds"--

Book Synopsis

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade trilogy about a pre-teen girl who, as half-Slayer and half-vampire, is caught between two worlds.

Serwa Boateng has gone head-to-head with vampires, witches, and even a death god. But now, with the fate of the magical world at stake, she'll have to face her toughest foe yet: her own grandmother.

Finally free after decades of being trapped inside the Midnight Drum, the dreaded obayifo Nana Bekoe seeks the destruction of the Abomofuo. Even worse, she has Serwa's father under her thrall. Now, the hunters have become the hunted, as the Slayers' defenses are powerless in the face of an enemy who has access to all their secrets.

Serwa's only chance of saving her father might just lie with the Keepers, an organization whose powers exist outside the normal rules of magic. But the Keepers are even more secretive than the Abomofuo, and finding them will require Serwa to trek across the United States. At least she has her friends by her side for the journey . . . friends who currently hate her guts. The survival of everything and everyone Serwa has ever loved hinges on her completing this final hunt without losing herself in the process.

Serwa Boateng has been a Slayer. She's been a vampire. But now, it's time for her to become something else entirely: a hero.

Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of the Disney+ hit series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING

NAMED A BEST OF THE YEAR BOOK by Publishers Weekly!

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION!

"Rosie writes her characters with such lyrical power, wit, and empathy that you can't help falling in love with Serwa Boateng, her family, and her friends."
--Rick Riordan, New York Times #1 best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

"Move over, Buffy! Slide aside, Van Helsing! There's a new slayer in town. Sharp wit and sharp swords will have readers rooting for Serwa!"
--Kwame Mbalia, New York Times best-selling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

"Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting is a thrilling middle grade adventure with a fresh take on vampires and characters that you will not only root for but love with all your heart. This novel had a hold on me from page one. Roseanne really knocked it out of the park!"
--Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times best-selling author of Witchlings

★"This textured, richly mythological story will keep the pages turning as readers are drawn into Serwa's world. A superb, action-packed series starter."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

★"Via Serwa's savvy narration, Brown melds Ghanian folklore, smart action, thoughtful commentary about liminal spaces, and a healthy dose of tween hijinks, making for an exhilarating introduction to Serwa Boateng's magic-filled world."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

★"Brown's middle-grade debut is an action-packed, Ghanaian-influenced contemporary fantasy that explores the bonds of family, friendship, and what happens when you don't know (or are kept from) your own history."
--Booklist (starred review)

PRAISE FOR SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAYHEM

★ "This sequel to Brown's explosive Ghanaian contemporary fantasy brings all the action and heart of the first book and turns it up to an eleven."
--Booklist (starred review)

About the Author

Roseanne A. Brown (she/her) is an immigrant from Kumasi, Ghana and the author of three middle grade novels about vampire slayer Serwa Boateng. Rosie is also the author of two young adult novels, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin and A Psalm of Storms and Silence, as well as a Black Panther graphic novel, Shuri and T'Challa: Into the Heartlands. Rosie lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Follow her on Twitter @rosiesrambles.