That Curious Thing Fiction_Gift_Guide Then she was the Empress

Then she was the Empress of the Iron Kingdom

forged alliances

make you cheer or laugh or cry

and intuitive always defeat the panicked

The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea tells the story of one unforgettable woman—a slave and concubine determined to take control of her own destiny—in this sweeping historical novel that moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the ninteenth century

That Curious Thing Fiction_Gift_Guide Then she was the EmpressA delightful middle grade adventure by two time Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka about good, evil, and cats. Generously illustrated with black and white illustrations. When a twelve year old girl named Cleo and her cat, Muffin, become the newest members of PURR (Peace Urgently Requires Reasonableness), a secret society of cats fighting for peace, they arent exactly sure what theyre getting themselves into. Then, PURR discovers that KLAW (Cats