Worried. Devastated. Traumatized. These are the feelings that Amari Peters felt when her brother disappeared out of nowhere. This is what happens to Amari in Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston. Amari Peters was born in the “Wood”, a not so good neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. Amari’s life has not been great ever since her brother disappeared, but her spirits were lifted when her brother left behind an invite addressed to her. The invite was to a magical school named Bureau, a place full of magic that her brother went to without her and her mom’s knowledge. Amari decides to go to this school to find out what happened to  her brother, but tells her mother it was a summer camp that Quinton went to, to not worry her. When Amari arrived at this “ summer camp” she was well known since her brother was a part of Vanquish, a partnership of him and Maria VanHelsing. As a tradition to the Bureau, newcomers will touch a crystal ball to enhance a supernatural ability. Amari’s goal in coming to the Bureau was to find her brother and not stand out , but her not standing out was all crushed when she touched the ball enhancing one hundred percent magic in her blood and also identifying her as a magician. In the magical world no one trusts magicians. Along the way of trying to fit into the Bureau, Amari makes friends like Dylan VanHelsing and Elsie, but she also makes some enemies like Lara VanHelsing, Dylan’s twin. Amari never lets her original goal go so to make progress in her investigation she asked Dylan to help her. Dylan decided to help her and to be one of her friends at the Bureau. As they got closer in the investigation and as friends Dylan revealed that he is an original magician just like she was. After knowing this, it’s easier to open up to him about her problems with growing as a magician. After many small and big challenges Amari and Dylan are close to figuring out who took Vanquish. Will they find out who took Vanquish? Will they both stay loyal to each other or will they turn on each other ? Read Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston to find out! 

If you like Amari and the Night Brothers then you might also like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K Rowling. These two books connect because both characters go to a magical school and solve mysteries there. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone follows the main character Harry where he lost his parents and had to live with his aunt and uncle. Harry’s aunt and uncle treat him terribly and act as if he’s their maid. After getting treated terribly for so long, Harry meets Hagrid who is a groundskeeper at Hogwarts, a magical school for Wizards and Witches. Hagrid knew Harry’s parents and invited him to go to Hogwarts since his parents were wizards too. Harry then sets off to Hogwarts where he makes friends and lives a very interesting and good life he has never had with his aunt and uncle. Harry and his friends come across their first mystery, which is the sorcerer’s stone that grants eternal life which Voldemort, the wizard that killed Harry’s parents, wants. Harry and his friends, Hermione and Ron, have to stop Voldemort from getting the stone and living eternally because if he lives forever then he would cause more trouble than he already has. One of the problems that are in their way to stop Voldemort is that the stone is heavily guarded with traps that they have to get through themselves to stop him. Will Harry, Hermione, and Ron get past the traps and stop Voldemort? Will they get caught and not be able to stop Voldemort? Read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and the rest of the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling to find out, but don’t forget to read Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston first!