Reservations Required Cover:Paperback swift chapters echo Malcolm’s trademark

swift chapters echo Malcolm’s trademark fast walk

or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her

Nova’s crown was more than just a win for Nova

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young

Reservations Required Cover:Paperback swift chapters echo Malcolm’s trademarkOn the cusp of adulthood, a 17 year old girl escapes her abusive home and discovers a refuge in a sleepy Arizona town. Two weeks have passed since Nana's funeral. Her absence still feels raw to Lucy Sanchez, a Mexican American girl who has inherited her grandmother's love for and knowledge of cooking. Home offers little solace. Lucy's mother is a ghost of her former self; her father, meanwhile, is a violent tyrant. When Lucy's brother, Mario, arrives