by Paula Opiela | Apr 22, 2022 | Adults, Graphic Novel, Just Arrived, Teens
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to...
by Paula Opiela | Dec 29, 2021 | Just Arrived, Teens
Standing up for yourself can be hard . . .Jeremiah decides he’s done being the butt of his coworker’s jokes at their small game studio. Joel is counting the days until he can quit his family’s garden center and hit the road to a new life. Aimee...
by Paula Opiela | Dec 29, 2021 | Graphic Novel, Just Arrived, Teens
A graphic novel chronicling the immediate aftermath and rippling effects of one of the most impactful days in modern history: September 11, 2001. From the Sibert Honor– and YALSA Award–winning creator behind The Unwanted and Drowned City.
by Paula Opiela | Dec 7, 2021 | Teens
Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring Black authors writing for teens today—Black Enough is a collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Black in America. A selection of the Schomburg Center’s Black...
by Paula Opiela | Dec 7, 2021 | Just Arrived, Teens
Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a...
by Paula Opiela | Sep 22, 2021 | Just Arrived, Teens
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people … In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the...