City of Saints & Thieves

Riley's Ghost

Rebel Revealed (Time of Death) (Time of Death, 5)

The Dungeoneers

Dealing With Crime

Speak: The Graphic Novel

My Diary from the Edge of the World

Zombie Mommy

A 2022 William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist, What Beauty There Is is Cory Anderson's stunning novel about brutality and beauty, and about broken people trying to survive―" Intense, brutal, and searingly honest," p erfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Laura Ruby, and Meg Rosoff.

To understand the truth, you have to start at the beginning.

Ava Bardem lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years, Ava’s father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He’s taught her to love no one. But then she meets Jack.

Living in poverty, Jack Dahl is holding his breath. He and his younger brother have nothing―except each other. With their parents gone, Jack faces a stark lose his brother to foster care or find the drug money that sent his father to prison. He chooses the money.

Suddenly, Jack’s and Ava’s fates become intimately―and dangerously―linked as Ava’s father hunts for the same money as Jack. When he picks up on Jack’s trail, Ava must make her own wrenching remain silent or speak and fight for Jack’s survival.

Choices. They come at a price.

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City of Saints & Thieves

Erson, Natalie C., Natalie C. Anderson, 2017

Riley's Ghost

John David Anderson, Erson, John David, 2022

Rebel Revealed (Time of Death) (Time of Death, 5)

Josh Anderson, Erson, 2015

The Dungeoneers

John David Anderson, Erson, John David, 2015

Dealing With Crime

Judith Anderson, Erson, Judith, 2006

Speak: The Graphic Novel

Anderson Laurie Halse, Erson, Emily Carroll, Laurie Halse, 2018

My Diary from the Edge of the World

Jodi Lynn Anderson, Erson, Jodi Lynn, 2015

Zombie Mommy

M.T., Erson, Anderson M.T., Kurt Cyrus, 2011