JuneteenthA lyrical picture book about our newest national holiday, Juneteenth follows the annual celebration in Galveston, Texasbirthplace of Juneteenththrough the eyes of a boy coming to understand his place in Black American history in a story from three Texan creators. A young Black child experiences the magic of the Juneteenth parade for the first time with their family as they come to understand the purpose of the party that happens every yearand why they

none have lasted longer than a week

Brimming with ethereal photos that are as full of wonder as the drive up the hill that leads to the inn

he becomes an untamed mountain man

The Woman Who Fooled the Fairies

But when his ward tries to escape her fate

Langton reveals shocking testimony from the trials—one of which was declared a mistrial due to the perjury of a witness—and exposes the twisted lives of youth living in a parallel universe where death is met with complacency

Post 9/11 Fiction: Set in 2003

amplify motivation

He has acted in James Ivory's Heat and Dust and Sai Paranjpye's Saaz

their lives are marked by affairs

they discover letters and photographs that uncover the hidden truths about their shared history

Mattie and Kris dropped off the social scene the summer after sophomore year for a reason