Ellie Engle Saves Herself Short Stories A middle-aged woman feed slots

A middle-aged woman feed slots at a secret back-room parlor

Home is just not enough for her—she needs to venture out to the wild woods

alongside her husband and child

only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home

"Sonora Jha expertly inhabits the perspective of a man so terrified of the old world slipping away

Ellie Engle Saves Herself Short Stories A middle-aged woman feed slotsFrom award winning YA author Leah Johnson comes her magical middle grade debut: a laugh until you cry, cry until you laugh story about an ordinary girl whose life is turned upside down by some extraordinary powers. Ellie Engle doesnt stand out. Not at home, where she's alone with her pet fish since her dad moved away and her mom has to work around the clock . Not at the bakery, where she helps out old Mr. Walker on the weekends. And definitely not at