When a crew of scurvy pirates take King Cupcake captive, there's only one person who can save the day: Princess Spaghetti! Captain Waffle may be the meanest pirate in the world, but he's no match for this feisty princess. A swashbuckling picture book written by Gillian Rogerson and illustrated by award-winning Sarah McIntyre.

Princess Spaghetti blasts off into space to save her kidnapped father, King Cupcake, from hungry aliens, who are introduced to a wonderful new food: chocolate.

It was enough for him to meet an emperor like this. He was clearly her brother-in-law, yet he actually borrowed the wine to forcefully take her, and directly promoted her to the emperor's concubine."If you don't love her, why don't you let her go? You should be raised in the palace to let her sisters make a ruckus ..."

In this pathbreaking volume, Velina Hasu Houston gathers together eleven plays that speak in the "hybridized, unique American voices of Asian descent -- and often dissent." These writers resist the bigotry that attempts to target them solely as people of color as well as the homogenizing tendencies of a multiculturalism that fails to recognize the varied make-up of Asian America. Anthologized for the first time, these plays testify to the rich complexity of Asian American experience while they also demonstrate the different styles and thematic concerns of the individual playwrights. What are Asian American plays about? Family conflicts, sexuality, social upheaval, betrayal ... the stuff of all drama. Whether the characters are a middle-aged Taiwanese woman who is married to an Irish American and who dreams of opening a Chinese restaurant, a Chinese American female bond trader trying to survive a corporate takeover, or an ABC (American Born Chinese) gay man whose lover has AIDS, their Asian-ness is only a part of their story. As a playwright, Houston is keenly aware of the rigid formulas that often exclude writers of color and women women writers from mainstream theater. But Still, Like air, I'll Rise brings forth vibrant new work that challenges producers and audiences to broaden their expectations, to attend to the unfamiliar voices that expresses the universal and particular vision of Asian American playwrights.

Will Cess agree to live life by his side, or will Draken be consumed by the dragon fire of his brothers? Cess Lamil is determined to get her college degree with honors and start her career. Her plans change quickly when the new neighbors move in down the street. Draken, the controlling and obnoxious neighbor, is all she can think about. Despite her initial dislike, Cess feels strangely drawn to the mysterious, handsome Draken, but she soon learns that Draken has dark secrets. Draken Draglen is in town to get the family business in order. He lives by one rule: only sleep with women of his own kind. When Cess walks down the street to introduce herself, Draken fears he is going to break his rule. He is determined to stay away from her, fearing his dark secret may be revealed. But his need for Cess is too strong. Draken must make a decision that could change not only his life but that of his family as well. Will Cess agree to live life by his side, or will Draken be consumed by the dragon fire of his brothers? Only time will tell.