Stick Identity author of The Bone Shard

author of The Bone Shard Daughter

and he's had a crush on Brian Esau since they were eleven

From beloved author Diana Lopez comes an exciting middle grade story about three friends

repairing and chartering boats

It validates the adult in untangling her personal values from those imposed by family or cultural lineages

Stick Identity author of The Bone ShardFourteen year old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being deformed he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one another from their abusive parents. When Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again. In his search, he