the outcast

author of What Truth Sounds Like

civil rights

He's swept off by the floodwaters

Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother

Shakti Gina Loveless the outcastA fierce, feminist, and fun middle grade fantasy graphic novel about a twelve year old Indian American girl named Shakti who must learn the power of her ancestral magic if she wants to save her family and town from a dangerous curse. Written by Stonewall Honor Book recipient and Lambda Literary Fellow SJ Sindu and illustrated by Nabi H. Ali. Shakti is used to being the new girl at school. She and her two moms have moved more times than she can count.