Charlie Hernández & the Hand of Darkness

By Ryan Calejo

Inspired by Hispanic folklore, legends, and myths from the Iberian Peninsula and Central and South America, this fifth and final book in the Charlie Hern ndez series follows Charlie as he ventures into the Land of the Dead.

The League of Shadows has done everything they can to keep the Land of the Living safe from La Mano Peluda, but it hasn't been enough. The barriers between the worlds are falling, and the forces of the dead are only days away from launching an unstoppable invasion.

Only one hope remains for the living: unleashing the full power of the Morphling--all five of them, to be exact. But to do so, Charlie and his friends will have to journey into the very heart of the Land of the Dead to track down Charlie's predecessors.

Determined to fulfill his destiny as the final morphling, Charlie will risk everything to bring balance back to the realms. But the Land of the Dead is no place for the living. Danger lurks everywhere, from ancient malevolent forests to legendary beasts that haven't been seen for millennia. Yet, in the end, it is death itself the friends will have to overcome in this epic conclusion to the Charlie Hern ndez series.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1665942940
• ISBN13: 9781665942942
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 576 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9