Julia Alvarez's first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child's experiences living in two cultures

they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them

With easy-to-read layouts and simple text

government doesn't: The all-too-real threat of a newly resurgent Russia

In his 1932 classic dystopian novel

Always On: Practicing Faith in a New Media Landscape Cannibals Julia Alvarez's first middle-grade bookMany of us are "always on" scrolling through social media, checking email, or searching the web. New media spaces can be sites and instruments of God's unconditional love, but they can also nurture harmful conditions and become sources of anxiety, jealousy, and despondency. Always On provides useful tools for helping students and congregants understand the world of social media and engage it faithfully, enabling Christian communities to address its