Burn Down, Rise Up

The 2023 Pura Belpré Award-winning young adult novel!

Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends determined to save their city at any cost. Stranger Things meets Jordan Peele in this acclaimed novel from an incredible new voice.

For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden disappearances that no one can explain. Sixteen-year-old Raquel does her best to ignore it. After all, the police only look for the white kids. But when her crush Charlize's cousin goes missing, Raquel starts to pay attention--especially when her own mom comes down with a mysterious illness that seems linked to the disappearances.

Raquel and Charlize team up to investigate, but they soon discover that everything is tied to a terrifying urban legend called the Echo Game. The game is rumored to trap people in a sinister world underneath the city, and the rules are based on a particularly dark chapter in New York's past. And if the friends want to save their home and everyone they love, they will have to play the game and destroy the evil at its heart--or die trying.

Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781728246000
Age: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 518704 / Burn Down, Rise Up


Award: Pura Belpre Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2022
Booklist 04/01/2022 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 04/11/2022
Shelf Awareness 05/27/2022
School Library Journal 06/01/2022 pg. 84
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 137

About the Author
Tirado, Vincent: - Vincent Tirado is a non-binary Afro-Latinx Bronx native. They ventured out to Pennsylvania and Ohio to get their Bachelor's degree in biology and Master's degree in bioethics. They have had short stories published in Desert Rose Lit Mag and FIYAH! Magazine.