First published 2015
In a Brooklyn townhouse, a young woman learns the power of language from an eccentric tutor. Across a war-torn desert, a soldier disarms bombs alongside a lover he can't understand. And in a drought-stricken land, a writer fights to stay afloat in the strange, uncharted depths of her own psyche. Three acclaimed YA authors spin captivating stories of the curious things that make us human.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Brooklyn, Desert
Period: 21st Century
290 pages · Hardcover · Carolrhoda Lab
Content warnings: violence, war