Keir Graff je autorem, jehož díla se zabývají složitostí americké společnosti a politiky. Jeho psaní se často vyznačuje bystrým pozorováním a pronikavým vhledem do lidské povahy. Prostřednictvím svých povídek a románů zkoumá témata identity, komunity a hledání smyslu v moderním světě. Jeho jedinečný styl a promyšlené zobrazení témat rezonují u čtenářů, kteří hledají literární díla s hlubokým společenským komentářem.
"Eleven-year-old Brian's summer turns out a lot less boring than expected when he encounters a huge, wacky house in the forest and befriends the eccentric family that lives there"-- Provided by publisher
Set against a backdrop of national crisis and martial law, the story follows Jason Walker, a half-Lebanese American facing detention and torture in Chicago. As he is coerced into becoming a spy for Homeland Security, he grapples with moral ambiguity and the blurring lines between good and evil. The narrative explores themes of identity, trust, and the impact of fear on society amid escalating terrorist threats.
The story follows Seth Stevens, a recovering meth addict in Tulsa, as he struggles to rebuild his life. His involvement in campaigning for a church-supported candidate leads him to confront a moral dilemma: the conflict between his faith and the law. This narrative explores themes of redemption, faith, and the complexities of ethical choices in the face of personal challenges.
Twin brothers discover their new home is also a portal to a parallel dimension in this spine-chilling middle-grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society--now available in paperback! Twelve-year-old twins Colm and Mal might look identical, but they’re different in just about every other way. The one thing they can agree on is that neither brother wants to move to Chicago for a fresh start with their mom two years after their dad’s death. The boys soon discover that their new apartment building, Brunhild Tower, is full of strange quirks: a mysterious Princess who warns them not to wander the building at midday, eerie sounds coming from the walls, and an elevator that’s missing a button for the thirteenth floor. Then one afternoon, that button appears, catapulting the brothers and their inquisitive new neighbor, Tamika, into a parallel dimension and a twin building stuck in time, where the spirits of all the former residents of Brunhild Tower live on, trapped by an ancient curse. Now, Colm, Mal, and Tamika must race against time to solve the mystery of the phantom tower—or risk spending an eternity as ghosts themselves.
In this pitch-perfect middle grade adventure, twelve-year-old Dagmar must endure a summer living off-the-grid with her family in a tiny home. Now available in paperback! The last thing Dagmar wants is to spend her summer vacation squished into a tiny house with her dad, her stepmom, and her annoying five-year-old half brother. But after a sudden financial setback, her family is evicted from their Oakland apartment, and that's just where they end up, parked among the towering redwoods of Northern California. As Dagmar explores the forest around their new and (hopefully) temporary home, she discovers they are living next door to an eccentric tech billionaire and his very unusual extended family. There's his brother, a woodsman who sets dangerous booby traps all over the place, and his sister, a New Age animal lover who meditates to whale songs in an isolation tank. And then there's the billionaire's son, Blake, who has everything he could ever wish for--except maybe a friend. But when a wildfire engulfs the forest, everyone--rich and poor, kid and adult--will have to work together to escape. And with both families at risk of losing everything, it turns out it's not the size of the home but the people you share it with that matters.