In the final instalment of The Home of Clouds series, Megan, Frits and Princess Elavuarasi find themselves in a strange land where roots form bridges and weird twig men are hard at work. Will Megan and Frits ever get back home?

Seventh grader Hallie is adjusting to friendship with an exciting older boy when her father, a bridge builder temporarily out of work, becomes an angry stranger in his own house.

Even though she thinks Caleb's mom blames her for his accidental death two months ago, Jessa agrees to pack up her ex-boyfriend's bedroom, but every item she touches makes Jessa question what she knows about his death, his family, and their year-long relationship.

Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Aladdin.

Powerful, personal observations on fear and courage—that touch on art, faith, academia, the internet, and more—from “a masterful essayist” (Roxane Gay, New York Times–bestselling author of Hunger). In this poignant and thoughtful collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live. In “The Wrong Way to Save Your Life,” she answers the question of what has value in our lives—a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family’s goes up in flames. “Here is My Heart” sheds light on Megan’s close relationship with her father, whose continued insistence on climbing mountains despite a series of heart attacks leads the author to dissect deer hearts in a poetic attempt to interrogate her own feelings about mortality. Whether she’s imagining the implications of open-carry laws on college campuses, recounting the story of going underwater on the mortgage of her first home, or revealing the unexpected pains and joys of marriage and motherhood, Stielstra’s work informs, impels, enlightens, and embraces us all. The result is something beautiful—this story, her courage, and, potentially, our own. “Sensitive and funny . . . She has a flair for nostalgia and for cultural criticism that is never pretentious.” —Publishers Weekly “When Megan Stielstra writes you can actually feel her beautiful heart pumping blood through every sentence.” —Samantha Irby, New York Times–bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life “A life-enriching collection of essays.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Reading this book is like listening to stories from a wise, compassionate, and irrepressibly funny friend.” —Esme Weijun Wang, award-winning author of The Border of Paradise

A young lawyer is kidnapped by a drug dealer boss ruling over others in Kerman, California. Megan is told she must dance for the workers. If not they will kill her. She refuses and breaks away from El Toro. He sets their fighting dogs on her and she runs through miles of grapevines by Irrigation canals hoping to get away. A young lawyer from her Orange County Firm is in love with her and rents a helicopter hoping to locate the green lowrider that was seen at the kidnapping. It is a race to the death and she has to decide will she trust God or trust herself. 

Cole Hunter had no memory of who he was or where hecame from. Why did nothing or no one seem familiar—except Megan Wells? And why did memories of passionatenights in her arms flash through his mind at the sightof her?Grieving widow Megan Wells didn't believe Cole couldbe her late husband, yet he seemed to know everythingabout their life together. Soon she couldn't deny thepassion she felt in the stranger's arms…or the safety.Could this mystery man possibly be the man she'd lovedand lost—and hoped to love again?