Eyes That Speak to the StarsA young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his own

he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born

and rendered in masterful detail

Just a kid from Akron

and how to start and safely put out campfires

instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through she is forced to turn to her school's scholarship for prom king and queen

and the only ones that do tell about the most painful parts of their history

Away from Providence

Born into a family of powerful witchdoctors

As Evie tries to understand why this is happening

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ shines her light on Nigeria

to make their own choices for their lives and bodies

They Can't Kill Us All offers a historically informed look at the standoff between the police and those they are sworn to protect