Author:  Kibuishi, Kazu 
Interest age: from c 9 years
Published on 6 September 2018 by Scholastic US in the United States as part of 'the Amulet' series.

Paperback | 224 pages
155 x 229 x 12 | 478g
 The fourth book in the NYT's bestselling graphic novel
series.
 Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in
Cielis, but something isn't right.
Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople
who are left live in crippling fear.
Emily is escorted to the Academy, where she's expected to compete
for a spot on the Guardian Council, among the most powerful Stonekeepers.
But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible
secret is slowly uncovered - a secret that, if left buried,
means the certain destruction of everything Emily fights for...
Full-colour illustrated stories for readers at all ages and all
abilities
#1 New York Times bestselling series!
Amulet #1 was an ALA Best Book and shortlisted for the CBC's
Children's Choice Book Awards
Kazu illustrated the 15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in
the US