Home Is Not a Country Kai Cheng Thom And to Layla’s disappointment

And to Layla’s disappointment

As Lonnie expands his world beyond the yeshiva to theater camp

A Haunted Girl captures the abject terror and helplessness felt when a loved one is fighting a battle with demons only they can see

an African American girl

Camila discovers that her heart is bigger than her fears

Home Is Not a Country Kai Cheng Thom And to Layla’s disappointmentLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Nothing short of magic. Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africas 30 Under 30 list, this powerful novel in verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my