Justin Torres’s Blackouts uses fiction to see through the inventions of history and narrative

A powerful and expertly told novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet

A Walter Award Honor Book

discovering their habits

the great injustices of the Middle Ages

Bringing In the New Year Crystal Vielula Justin Torres’s Blackouts uses fictionThis exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then its time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year. And the dragon parade in our book