The Illuminated Ages 7 and up What follows is a heartrending

What follows is a heartrending and unputdownable exploration of what it means to be a woman at war

Black and Latinx ballroom culture

and engrossing anecdotes from mentorship sessions with adopted youth

Twins take radically different paths: one becomes a professional gamer

All Alayna has to do is keep quiet about a scheme to burn down buildings for insurance-hungry “clients

The Illuminated Ages 7 and up What follows is a heartrendingAgainst a rising tide of fundamentalism in India, a mother and daughter lose the most important man in their lives. Shashi, fifty something and suddenly widowed, tries to contact her only daughter, Tara, to break the news, but cannot reach her. As Shashi confronts her loss, she finds, amidst grief, unexpected new freedoms. Meanwhile, Tara, a spoiled but brilliant university student, has retreated to Dharamsala to deal with the fall out from an ill