A breathtakingly imaginative fantasy series starring Max—a high schooler chosen to become the next "Magical Girl." There's just one catch . . . he's a trans boy!Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with ...

A breathtakingly imaginative fantasy series starring Max -- a trans high school student who has to save the world as a "Magical Girl" . . . as a boy!Although he was assigned female at birth, Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself. But on top of classes, crushes, and coming out, Max's life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he's descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending hu...

In the beginners mind, the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki once wrote, there are many possibilities. In the experts mind, there are only a few. The implication for Suzuki was that all that is new originates from a mind free of preconceptions. Here, in this brief eBook, former Harvard Business School professor and movie producer John Kao tells you how to achieve your own beginner's mind and unleash your creativity.

One story that isn't often told in the social studies curriculum is that history is replete with powerful women. Other than a passing reference to Joan of Arc and the intellectual wisdom of Elizabeth I during wartime, history tends to ignore its powerful women. Recent archeological digs have revealed that the mythological Amazons may have been calvaries of pant-wearing, spear-throwing Scythian warriors, and they were not alone. From Boudicca the Celtic royal who led a rebellion against the...

One Hmong family’s harrowing escape from war in Laos to the uncertainty of a new home as refugees in Minnesota.Yang’s award-winning memoir of her family’s harrowing escape from war in Laos is a love letter to her grandmother, a troubling portrait of the consequences of US intervention in Southeast Asia, and a glimpse into the little-seen exodus of the Hmong people, first to refugee camps in Thailand and then, for many, to new homes in Minnesota.

**"A dark, twisting coming-of-age sure to leave readers glancing over their shoulder for the Devil. Kao perfectly illustrates the struggles of choosing your own path through a lens of fire and knives, and you won't want to put it down." —Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With UsA dark and sinister debut YA novel about a teen boy who must hunt down those marked by the devil - including the girl he has fallen for.Perfect...

Traces the development of new anti-LGBTQ movements in Taiwan and their interactions with the US Religious RightIn 2019, global media celebrated Taiwan as the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. However, the pursuit of this human rights milestone spurred waves of opposition to LGBTQ rights that have fundamentally shaped the nation’s democracy and its relationship with the United States. This book examines Taiwan’s anti-LGBTQ movements, analyzes their ...

This powerful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety is a profound “testament to the miraculous strength of women and the indomitable resolve of the human spirit” (Cristina Henríquez, author of The Book of Unknown Americans).Born in 1961 in war-torn Laos, Tswb’s childhood was marked by the violence of America’s Secret War and the CIA recruitment of the Hmong and other ethnic minorities into the lost cause. By the time Tswb was a teenager, the...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsLight Winds With a Chance of Velociraptors – Michelle Ann KingTrucks in Reverse – Christopher CervelloniThe Illuminator Leaves – Molly EttaOne Divided by Eternity – Filip WiltgrenThe Abjection Engine – Y. X. Acs...

Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.All the stories from the month, plus author biographies, interviews, and story origins.Table of ContentsHalfsies – Eric Del CarloA Nightingale’s Map of the City – Suzanne WillisThe Naked Me – N. Immanuel VelezChambers of the Heart – B. Morris AllenCover art by Kaos Nest.

A modern Gift of the Magi tale of a poor Hmong family celebrating Christmas and the love, sacrifice, and generosity that holds them close.Six days a week, Momma wakes up before dawn to head to the factory. She leaves three simple bowls of rice and egg on the table for her children and always returns home before their bellies start to rumble. Sister knows their family does not have much. She loves walking home and being greeted by the glowing Santa on the corner and...

An unforgettable journey into one boy's deepest insecurities and darkest fears in a stunning new graphic novel adaptation of Kenneth Oppel's acclaimed middle-grade novel The Nest, for ages 10 and up.For some kids summer is a sun-soaked season of fun. But for Steve, it's just another season of worries. Worries about his sick newborn baby brother who is fighting to survive, worries about his parents who are struggling to cope, even worries about the wasp's n...