The God Box

King and the Dragonflies

Butterfly Yellow

The Tyrant's Daughter

The War I Finally Won

The One and Only Bob

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

All the Truth That's In Me

A young orphaned girl in modern-day China discovers the meaning of family in this “heartbreaking, heartwarming, and impressive debut” ( Publishers Weekly , starred review) told in verse, in the tradition of Inside Out and Back Again and Sold .

Kara never met her birth mother. Abandoned as an infant, she was taken in by an American woman living in China. Now eleven, Kara spends most of her time in their apartment, wondering why she and Mama cannot leave the city of Tianjin and go live with Daddy in Montana. Mama tells Kara to be content with what she has…but what if Kara secretly wants more?

Told in lyrical, moving verse, Red Butterfly is the story of a girl learning to trust her own voice, discovering that love and family are limitless, and finding the wings she needs to reach new heights.

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The God Box

Alex Sanchez, 2007

King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender, 2020

Butterfly Yellow

Thanhhà Lại, 2019

The Tyrant's Daughter

J.C. Carleson, 2014

The War I Finally Won

Bradley Brubaker, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, 2017

The One and Only Bob

Patricia Castelao, Applegate Katherine, 2020

The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza

Shaun David Hutchinson, 2018

All the Truth That's In Me

Julie Berry, 2013