A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

Samira Ahmed & Jenni Balch & Libba Bray & Zoraida Córdova & Tessa Gratton & Kwame Mbalia & Anna-Marie McLemore & Tochi Onyebuchi & Mark Oshiro & Natalie C. Parker & Rebecca Roanhorse & V. E. Schwab & Tara Sim & Nic Stone & Victoria Schwab

Language: English

Published: Dec 8, 2020

Description:

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children’s authors, including New York Times bestselling authors Libba Bray ( The Diviners ), Victoria Schwab ( A Darker Shade of Magic ), Natalie C. Parker ( Seafire ), and many more. Edited by Dhonielle Clayton ( The Belles ).

In the fourth collaboration with We Need Diverse Books, fifteen award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a prince, a monster long misunderstood, memories that vanish with a spell, and voices that refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. This powerful and inclusive collection contains a universe of wishes for a braver and more beautiful world.

AUTHORS INCLUDE: Samira Ahmed, Libba Bray, Dhonielle Clayton, Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Kwame Mbalia, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tochi Onyebuchi, Mark Oshiro, Natalie C. Parker, Rebecca Roanhorse, Victoria Schwab, Tara Sim, Nic Stone, and a to-be-announced debut author/short-story contest winner