A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl’s fight for survival in Nazi occupied Poland, The Girl Who Sang illustrates the power of a brother’s love, the kindness of strangers, and finding hope when facing the unimaginable.
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Snowglobe (Snowglobe, 1)
Given the opportunity to enter Snowglobe, the last place on Earth that’s warm, where its residents, in exchange for fame, fortune and safety, broadcast their lives 24/7 to the less fortunate outside, Chobahm discovers reality is a lie–and the truth is out of reach.
The Gilded Ones #3: The Eternal Ones
Mere weeks after confronting the Gilded Ones, the false beings she once believed to be her family, Deka is on the hunt. In order to kill the gods, whose ravenous competition for power is bleeding Otera dry, she must uncover the source of her divinity. But with her mortal body on the verge of ruin, Deka is running out of time to save herself and an empire that’s tearing itself apart at its seams. When Deka’s search leads her and her friends to the edge of the world as they know it, they discover an astonishing new realm, one which holds the key to Deka’s past. Yet it also illuminates a devastating decision she must soon make.
Where The Dark Stands Still
When attempting to rid herself of magic, seventeen year old Liska is captured by the demon warden of the spirit wood who offers her one year of servitude in exchange for any wish, but she soon discovers the sinister truth at the heart of their deal.
Tepozteco’s Belly
In this exciting fantasy adventure, a group of young friends from Mexico City explore Mount Tepozteco and are confronted by a variety of Aztec gods, some who want to send them packing and others who want to subject them to a bloody sacrifice.
The Moonlit Vine
Fourteen year old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?
Just Say Yes
When seventeen year old Jimena realizes she is undocumented, she decides the best path forward is to find an American to marry her.
The Last Bloodcarver
Nhika, a young woman hiding in the fringes of society, must use her forbidden healing ability to cure the only witness to a murder.
The Bard And The Book: How The First Folio Saved The Plays Of William Shakespeare From Oblivion
The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four-hundred-year-old book that made it possible.
Three Summers
A middle grade nonfiction story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia.