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“It is the part that is missing that I am drawn to, that I try to pin down. My gaze is always divided by what is here and what is no longer here.

At Last Count is a novel that flips between the protagonist's broadly appealing coming-of-age journey and her complicated inner adult world as a woman living with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

It's the day of the first hockey game and Kareema is about to take a big step into the locker room and into the world of hockey.

Ghosts aren't the only thing that can haunt a house.

The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series’ exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression

A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven

Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt earl

A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven

Adopted into a mixed family, thirteen-year-old Jacob Jollimore is having the worst summer of his life helping to care for an elderly Vietnamese woman that he ran into and injured while trying to es

A young Indigenous girl searching for a sense of home finds strength and courage in her gifts, her deepening connection to the land, and her own cultural awakening in this moving coming-of-age stor

Tear is both a horrifyingly deformed Bildungsroman and a bristling reclamation of female rage.

A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect

Twelve exquisitely written stories depicting the search for human connection and the attempt to fit in far from home.

From the celebrated author of February and Caught comes an exhilarating new novel that asks: What makes a family? How does it shape us? And can we ever really choose who we love?

In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small.