Books

Chicago, 1979.

Nine-year-old Indigo Valdés lives in a world crowded with family, neighborhood friends, schoolyard loyalties, older-sister rules, and the constant movement of people through her grandmother’s Logan Square home.

Abuela Neeta is a respected Lucumí madrina, and Indigo has grown up knowing that some doors are open to her and others...

An abandoned building becomes a safe place for Chicago residents when the city is quarantined during a flu outbreak. Survival is the end game, but what happens when their fortitude starts to unravel? This thrilling first volume in The Apocademic Series takes an intense look at the human component that transcends race, class, and even life and...

Aeidein Lamentari tells the story of finding love, living with heartache, and personal growth. It gives advice, hope, inspiration, and a strong belief in the power of healing. This collection of poems is a dark, yet heartfelt collaboration of words and imagery that speaks to the human spirit.