Shadowshaper (The Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1) by Daniel José Older

Author:Daniel José Older [Older, Daniel José]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2015-06-15T04:00:00+00:00

“Whatchy’all gettin’ into tonight?” Tee asked as they walked toward Bedford Avenue, slurping flavored ice out of plastic sleeves.

“My brother’s band is playing,” Sierra said. “You guys should come through.”

“That’s that thrasher salsa joint, right?” Izzy asked.

“Yeah,” Sierra said. “Culebra. But they playin’ a laid-back unplugged kinda set at this Dominican restaurant that Gordo hangs out at.”

Izzy let out a belly laugh. “Gordo, that huge Spanish dude that taught us music in the fourth grade?”

“Yeah,” Sierra said. “He’s Cuban, though.”

“Oh, I’m definitely goin’ then,” Izzy said. “I usedta love that dude. Any time you ain’t do the homework, you just hadta go, ‘Oh, Señor Gordo, tell us about when you met Beyoncé or whatever.’ ” Everyone was giggling now.

“It’s true,” Sierra laughed.

“And he’d be all, ‘Well, we were playeeng un concierto een the palacio weeth Esteban and Julio, and then we estopped when thee pretty lady came een.’ ”

“He didn’t really let you call him Señor Gordo, did he?” Tee asked.

“I swear to God!” Izzy chuckled.

“Yep,” Sierra said. “He insisted on it.”

“Here go the spot,” Tee said. They’d stopped in front of a storefront that Sierra could have sworn had been empty and disheveled as recently as last week. Now freshly painted wooden beams framed an elegant stained-glass window design. In the display area, potted plants and old books were arranged on a burlap coffee bag.

Sierra scrunched up her face. “You sure about this, guys?”

Tee nudged her. “C’mon, silly. It’ll be … fun!”

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