A lyrical debut about cross-cultural friendship and the power of storytelling.

Set in a climate-altered Arctic, The Mask of the Storyteller follows three young friends who uncover a conspiracy that stretches from the melting polar ice cap to a Manhattan transformed by canals — and must learn to trust each other with their burdens, their stories, and a mask with ancient power.

For readers who love Philip Pullman's moral complexity and satirical edge.