Girls

Now in paperback!Fans of Chloe Gong and Judy I. Lin will devour this Korean-inspiredAlice in Wonderlandretelling about two very wicked girls, forever bonded by blood and betrayal . . .In a world where Saints are monsters and Wonderland is the dark Forest where they lurk, young witches and lovers Carousel Rabbit and Iccadora Alice Sickle were once both imprisoned in that Forest for a crime they didn’t commit. But their freedom came at a devastating cost.Now, five years later, Caro is a successful royal Saint-harvester, living the high life in the glittering capital and pretending not to know of the twisted monster experiments that her beloved Red Queen hides deep in the bowels of the palace. But for Icca, the memory of Caro’s betrayal has hardened her from timid girl to ruthless hunter. A hunter who will stop at nothing to exact her vengeance: On Caro. On the Queen. On the throne itself.But there’s a secret about the Saints the Queen’s been guarding, and a volatile magic at play even mo

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Age world through the suspenseful dual narrative of a boy and girl both battling to survive. In an utterly one-of-a-kind blend of fiction and history, a master storyteller explores the mystery and life of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body.Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her train in spite of his twisted back, also stands apart. In a world where differences are poorly tolerated, just how much danger are they in?Inspired by the true discovery of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body in Northern Germany, Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron age world as she breathes life back into the Windeby child, left in the bog to drown with a woolen blindfold over its eyes.This suspenseful exploration of lives that might have been by a gifted, intellectually curious author is utterly