Ficiton • Romance • Fantasy

Wings In The Wild

by Margarita Engle

available in April, hardcover, Antheneum Books For Young Readers

This story is truly one of love; for the birds, trees, art, resistance, and each other. Margarita Engle shares a beautiful work of fiction inspired by the harsh truths of our modern world. The two main characters, Soleida and Dariel, represent different aspects of the author's own experiences, both united through passion for the planet and community. This story is not only one of young love but it is also a call to action. Anyone at any age who is passionate about human rights and climate activism would truly benefit from reading this eloquent spoken word poetry style story. Wonderfully written and beautifully told. –Anna

Always the Almost

by Edward Underhill

available now, hardcover, Wednesday Books

Sixteen-year-old trans boy Miles

Jacobson has two New Year’s resolutions: 1) win back his ex-boyfriend (and star of the football team) Shane McIntyre, and 2) finally beat his arch-nemesis at the Midwest’s biggest classical piano competition. Then Miles meets the new boy in town, Eric Mendez, a proudly queer cartoonist from Seattle who asks his pronouns, cares about art as much as he does—and makes his stomach flutter. “A sweet queer love story sure to delight any YA rom-com fan.” –Booklist