Egyptian Lullaby

2024   Children’s Africana Book Awards CABA Best Picture Book   A rich, beautifully layered ode to the great city of Cairo, Egypt, its people, and culture. Every night, my Ametti Fatma sings the sounds of Egypt to me as I fall asleep. This is the Nile, that...

Silent Music A Story of Baghdad

WHEN BOMBS BEGIN TO FALL, Ali drowns out the sound of war with a pen. Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. When bombs begin to fall on his city, Ali turns to his pen,...

The Pearl Diver

Saeed is going to learn how to dive – his father has promised to teach him! It is the start of the pearling season and this is his first trip out on the waters of the Arabian Gulf. Leaving the rest of his family behind on the shore, Saeed and his father join the crew...

Dead Girl’s Diary

From master horror storyteller K.R. Alexander, the chilling story of a girl who has visions of a dead girl — and the diary that will lead her to the truth behind the girl’s tragic demise. All her life, Kara’s been told she was born in the city...

Shark Summer

When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha’s Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle “Blue Streak” Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After...