The Hidden Princess

The Wig in the Window

The marvellous story of Puss in Boots: A play for children

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

The Stolen Chapters

The Prophet of Yonwood

Public School Superhero

The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: The Children of January

In a haunting, genre-bending YA, award-winning author Lilliam Rivera explores the social and racial ramifications of an alien invasion from the perspective of three Latinx teens.

Pedro, Luna, and Rafa may attend Fairfax High School together in Los Angeles, but they run in separate spheres. Pedro is often told that he's "too much" and seeks refuge from his home life in a local drag bar. Luna is pretending to go along with the popular crowd but is still grieving the unexpected passing of her beloved cousin Tasha. Then there's Rafa, the quiet new kid who is hiding the fact that his family is homeless.

But Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find themselves thrown together when an extraterrestrial visitor lands in their city and takes the form of Luna's cousin Tasha. As the Visitor causes destruction wherever it goes, the three teens struggle to survive and warn others of what's coming--because this Visitor is only the first of many. But who is their true enemy--this alien, or their fellow humans? Can Pedro, Luna, and Rafa find a way to save a world that has repeatedly proven it doesn't want to save them?

Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Lilliam Rivera examines the days before a War of the Worlds-inspired alien invasion in this captivating and chilling new novel.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Hidden Princess

Cara Coe, 2015

The Wig in the Window

Kristen Kittscher, 2013

The marvellous story of Puss in Boots: A play for children

Joan Jefferson Farjeon, Nicholas Stuart Gray, 1955

The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls

Claire Legrand, Sarah Watts, 2012

The Stolen Chapters

James Riley, 2016

The Prophet of Yonwood

Jeanne Duprau, 2006

Public School Superhero

James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, 2015

The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: The Children of January

Tim Gambrell, 2021