Shirley Parabia

This special edition presents the middle-girl novella 'A Girl and her Monster' with all-new beautiful interiors and an unforgettably eye-catching jacketed cover guaranteed to stand out on any bookshelf.I never knew the monster I made would change everything...My name is Rana. I am eight years old and a Grade Three student. My mother and I moved back to our hometown after my father joined the stars. We hoped for a fresh start and to build roots again, but I also found something else-a strange kind of magic. I made friends, but not all of them are children like me. Some of them are monsters.One of them is my own creation: Shadow Blue. He has bright yellow eyes and metal arms, with a body a deep sky color that looked like the shadows just before sunset. He was my art project; a piece of cardboard, glue, and endless possibilities.But when night falls, he becomes something-or someone-else. Could I really be a girl with a monster friend, or is there another story, a secret I was never meant to know?Recommended for readers 7 years old and above. This title is also available in ebook, paperback, and case-laminate hardcover.

From a gritty modern-day street corner to the darkly magical mountains of Philippine mythology...This coming-of-age collection interweaves two standalone short stories with six poems into one compelling and unforgettable young adult narrative.This book showcases the original classic short stories 'A Fire in the Soul' (fantasy, Philippine mythology) and 'Hobo' (romantic contemporary YA).Recommended for readers 12 years old and above. Also available in paperback.

An unforgettable journey into a child's vivid dreamscape, with modern-day classroom monsters and mythical fire serpents...This middle-grade literary collection interweaves two standalone short stories with nine poems and haikus, combining magic and myth with snippets of everyday life growing up.This book showcases the short stories 'Fire of Courage' (fantasy, Philippine mythology) and 'Monsters after Sunset' (contemporary urban fantasy).Recommended for young readers 7 years old and above. Also available in paperback.

An unforgettable journey into a child's vivid dreamscape, with modern-day classroom monsters and mythical fire serpents...This middle-grade literary collection interweaves two standalone short stories with nine poems and haikus, combining magic and myth with snippets of everyday life growing up.This book showcases the short stories 'Fire of Courage' (fantasy, Philippine mythology) and 'Monsters after Sunset' (contemporary urban fantasy).Recommended for young readers 7 years old and above.

I am not a warrior.My name is Uryana. I am twelve cycles old and a child of the Baraw tribe from the Sa-Babaw peaks.My people have been plagued by the Serpent, a beast made of flame. It first devoured our livestock, then burned our fields and orchards to ashes.Our strongest warriors were called to face this creature, but each of them, including my own father, met their end at its merciless jaws.I was chosen by our tribe Elders to fight the Serpent. Will I be seeing my final dusk tonight, or will the hope and fire in my heart be enough to guide me in my greatest battle?Recommended for young readers 7 years old and above. Also available in paperback.

A cardboard monster I made in our classroom changed everything...My name is Rana. I am eight years old and a Grade Three student. My mother and I moved back to our hometown after my father joined the stars. We hoped for a fresh start and to build roots again, but I also found something else-a strange kind of magic. I made friends, but not all of them are children like me. Some of them are monsters.One of them is my own creation: Shadow Blue. He has bright yellow eyes and silvery arms, with a body a deep sky color that looked like the shadows just before sunset. He was my art project; a piece of cardboard, glue, and endless possibilities.But when night falls, he becomes something-or someone-else. Could I really be a girl with a monster friend, or is there another story, a secret I was never meant to know?

I never knew the monster I made would change everything...My name is Rana. I am eight years old and a Grade Three student. My mother and I moved back to our hometown after my father joined the stars. We hoped for a fresh start and to build roots again, but I also found something else-a strange kind of magic. I made friends, but not all of them are children like me. Some of them are monsters.One of them is my own creation: Shadow Blue. He has bright yellow eyes and silvery arms, with a body a deep sky color that looked like the shadows just before sunset. He was my art project; a piece of cardboard, glue, and endless possibilities.But when night falls, he becomes something-or someone-else. Could I really be a girl with a monster friend, or is there another story, a secret I was never meant to know?

I am not a warrior.My name is Uryana. I am twelve cycles old and a child of the Baraw tribe from the Sa-Babaw peaks.My people have been plagued by the Serpent, a beast made of flame. It first devoured our livestock, then burned our fields and orchards to ashes.Our strongest warriors were called to face this creature, but each of them, including my own father, met their end at its merciless jaws.I was chosen by our tribe Elders to fight the Serpent. Will I be seeing my final dusk tonight, or will the hope and fire in my heart be enough to guide me in my greatest battle?Recommended for young readers 7 years old and above.