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Eli's search to retrace his past continues... in the second book in the King of Dead Things Duology. For fans of dark fantasy like Cemetery Boys, Noughts & Crosses and Threads that Bind from major new YA talent Jamaican British author Nevin Holness It was getting increasingly difficult to...

"Come for the road trip of a lifetime. Stay for the kissing!”— Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Diaries series Buckle up for a wild ride with this cheeky and charming rom-com where one girl’s quest across India to seal her first kiss turns into finding first...

From the author of the Morris Award finalist Rani Patel in Full Effect comes a sharply written novel about a college freshman who has escaped her traditional Gujarati upbringing . . . but suppressed memories are starting to bubble to the surface. “A tough read that's worth the discomfort...

Der 17-jährige Cooper wird von seinem besten Freund Jason dazu gedrängt, während einer Black-Lives-Matter-Demonstration einen Laden zu plündern. Doch dann geschieht das Undenkbare: In der Nähe ertönen Schüsse, und jemand kommt ums Leben. Am Tag darauf zeigen die Nachrichten vier Verdächtige mit Skimasken unweit des Tatorts: Cooper und seine Freunde. Nun steht plötzlich ihre gesamte Zukunft auf dem Spiel. Der Druck wird noch größer, als Jason verhaftet wird.

Growing up Mexican-American in Fresno, California in the 1950’s and 60’s might not have been easy, but it was certainly never boring for young Gary Soto, his brother Rick and sister Debra. As this compilation of 21 short stories and articles illustrates, there is no limit to the amount of fun a child can have, or how much he can terrorize siblings and neighbors if his imagination is active.

A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying. She never makes it home. In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: A police officer has shot and killed an unarmed 13-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest the senseless taking of black lives, and the arrival of white supremacist counter-demonstrators. 

*"This superb anthology of short stories, comics, and poems is fresh, funny, and full of authentic YA voices revealing what it means to be Mexican American . . . Not to be missed."--SLC, starred review *"Superlative . . . A memorable collection." --Booklist, starred review *"Voices reach out...