Wakandan prince T'Challa, with the help of his friends, uncovers mysteries and faces new foes.T'Challa, the 13-year-old prince of Wakanda, continues his adventures in America in this second entry in the Young Prince series. This time he is visiting Alabama with his Chicago friends, Sheila and Zeke. Staying with Sheila's grandmother Miss Rose, the three are excited about all the fun activities they will partake in over the summer. But their revelry quickly gets interrupted thanks to a strange figure T'Challa encounters on multiple occasions, an acrobat called the Amazing Bob. Immediately, T'Challa gets a strange feeling about Bob, sensing that things are not what they seem with him. It turns out that the prince's instincts are correct, as Bob is really Achebe, a politician with seemingly irresistible charm who has been wielding his power to influence the townspeople. Achebe has devious plans that require T'Challa's unwitting participation and a spell book called the Book of Sins. It's up to the young Wakandan and his friends to figure out and foil his plot before it's too late and an irreversible price is paid. Smith delivers an action-filled story of friendship, youthful curiosity, and exploration that centers Black kids and is layered with anecdotes and storylines that highlight themes of social justice and power.Superhero fans will be satisfied by this latest installment. (Fantasy. 8-13)