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Firsten Guide is a tough, wise-cracking rebel leader who’s light years ahead of his time - and about to lead his crew into a battle that’s Beyond All Weapons. He and his fellow colonizers of Mars have faced a brutal crackdown engineered by Earth’s tyrannical government. But the resourceful Firsten has developed an extraordinary new fuel that enables him and his hardy band to escape into space - and time.

From the award-winning author of Monster, this collection of powerful and poignant stories about 145th Street—an unforgettable block in the heart of Harlem—celebrates African-American life in all of its glory. “Myers is a master.” —The New York Times Book Review On Harlem’s 145th...

Sure you’ve got friends and family you spend time with, but most days you just can’t help but feel so lonely. You dread the idea of a quiet Friday night, so you stuff it full of plans with people who don’t really fill yer cup up the way they should. You find yourself filling every second with noise, activity, or scrolling just to avoid the creeping feeling of emptiness. Maybe you jump from relationship to relationship, hoping the next person will make that ache go away.

Shame is a powerful and misunderstood emotion that drives self-sabotage, people-pleasing, perfectionism, and countless other behaviors that keep us small. In a world that runs on shame, it’s easy to believe that you’re flawed, broken, or unworthy. But the truth is, there’s nothing wrong with you—and you have the power to free yourself from shame’s toxic grip.

Three brothers accept their fate and take up the swords of justice, promising to lead their people in the dawn of a new nation. But first they must face the Merron horde and the warlords who would drench the ground in Highground blood to reclaim their domain. Davos must retrieve his eldest niece and is ordered to return to the Highground refugees who have settled on the banks of the river Ribbel. All is not well with the displaced people of Davos’ homeland and danger is looming.