Told in beautiful verse, Daylan and the River of Secrets by Edd Tello follows Daylan as he navigates nightmares - bullies in the morning, and the Cihuamichin at night. When a new classmate comes along, something stirs within the town, with Daylan facing the crossroads: to face his fears and save his community.

The story is short yet engaging, something that had me engrossed the entire time I was reading it. I haven't read a lot of stories written in verse, but there was a musicality in it that I appreciated. each change in the formatting really set the scene and helped with visualizing the gravity of the situation.

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC!