During this poignant historical fiction novel, Muñoz Ryan tells us the story of Esperanza, a girl who was lifted on her father’s ranch in Mexico. Spoiled by the wealth of her childhood, Esperanza’s circumstances have a flip with the disastrous when her father dies and her mother can take her and flees. The Midwest Writers Workshop is per day-

inside of a parallel universe in which magic is the foundation of Modern society, a young girl named Seraphina finds herself thrust into a world beyond her wildest goals. Unbeknownst to her, she is not only a standard human but a fire sorceress with amazing powers ready to get untapped. "The Fire Sorceress" chronicles the journey of Seraphina as s