Over the course of a season, Boga and the old man work side by side on the sandbanks of the Paraná Delta, cutting reeds to sell to local basketweavers. But when the old man falls sick and dies, Boga abandons himself entirely to the river and the...
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Winner of the PEN/Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.
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The High King Zastros and his evil witch queen had finally met their match when they’d challenged Milo Morai and his Confederation Army to battle. Yet with the menace of Zastros destroyed, the Confederation faced a still greater challenge—for in...
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