{"product_id":"the-gods-will-sing-our-song","title":"The Gods Will Sing Our Song","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutumn Krause\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her grandfather, his three siblings, and her great-grandmother were interned at Gila River Camp in Arizona during WWII, while her great-grandfather fought in the 442nd, the only all-Japanese regimental combat team. She writes: \" \n\u003ci\u003eThe internment was knit into my life, a deep injustice never talked about with any theatrics, but always present, a memory living beyond the confines of its dates to form the backdrop of mine.\u003c\/i\u003e\" Autumn lives in Orange County, California, with her husband and children. She is a critically acclaimed author of \n\u003ci\u003eBefore the Devil Knows You're Here\u003c\/i\u003e, an Amazon and Kirkus Best Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003cb\u003eA beautifully rendered story, \u003c\/b\u003e full of heart and feeling.\" --Stephanie Garber, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eAn absolute triumph!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Gods Will Sing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Thirteenth Child \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Set during one of our country's darkest periods, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Gods Will Sing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e weaves history, magic, and lore into \n\u003cb\u003e an irresistible love story\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--Elana K. Arnold, Printz Award Honor winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eDamsel \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA stunning fusion of history and myth\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Gods Will Sing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Heiress of Nowhere \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking, beautiful, and timely\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Gods Will Sing Our Song\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003cb\u003ea true masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e. 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 \n\u003ci\u003eA Cruel Thirst \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \" \n\u003cb\u003eCompelling and accessible for teen readers\u003c\/b\u003e....this title will appeal to readers of Traci Chee's \n\u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Free\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Fukuda's \n\u003ci\u003eThis Light Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and Kiku Hughes's \n\u003ci\u003eDisplacement\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"Poetic prose expertly weaves together painful revelations, simmering rage, and shattering grief with soaring moments of romance and courage. The result is \n\u003cb\u003ea captivating exploration \u003c\/b\u003eof the devastating injustice of internment.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, magic-infused love story \u003c\/b\u003ethat doesn't shy away from harsh realities.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping WWII historical romance threaded with magic and myth, two star-crossed Japanese American teenagers find a love more powerful than the gods\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003einspired by the author's true family history of internment and resilience\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA divine favor can change everything.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1942. War rumbles across the world, gods stir in the wind, and two lives are set on a collision course that will change them forever. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeventeen-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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 96 (EAN 9798217027668, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217027668, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217027668, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Delacorte Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496190607638,"sku":"9798217027668","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217027668.jpg?v=1783057153","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gods-will-sing-our-song","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}