Balzer & Bray 1/4/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Amari's brother Quinton has been missing for a while, but she refuses to believe he's dead. Imagine her surprise when she gets a delivery from Quinton that includes an invitation to join a secret supernatural society (think Men in Black). Amari accepts just so she can have an opportunity to find her brother, but she doesn't count on the prejudice she experiences as a Black girl in the regular world to follow her to her new life. Add to that a rare supernatural talent that marks her immediately as someone to be feared and hated and a competiti... View More...
Aladdin Books 3/29/2022. New paperback. Store pick: Rosie's mom is incapable of loving her. Rosie tries to make up for it by pretending to write parental notes of encouragement, and writing stories for herself and her best friend Germ. Imagine Rosie's surprise when she discovers with the help of a ghost friend that her mom has been cursed by witches. Now that Rosie has been thrust into this new world with ghosts and witches and a moon goddess, she begins a quest to find the truth and save her mom. This first in a trilogy is a fun fantasy adventure about the power of story and believing in you... View More...
Feiwel & Friends 9/19/2023. New hardcover. in Brand New jacket. On sale 9/19/23. Pre-order today! Co-written by Gennifer Choldenko. Signed by author. View More...
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 9/19/2023. New paperback. On sale 9/19/23. Pre-order today to receive a free art print! Store pick: Store pick: The town of Stone-in-the-Glen used to be lovely, but now it's not. Its citizens used to help one another and have long conversations, but now, after losing their library and school to fires, they close themselves in their own houses and look at their neighbors with distrust, trusting only their dazzling, dragon-slaying mayor. The orphans at Orphan House can see that there's a problem, though they don't know how to fix it. And the anonymous gifts from t... View More...
