Marion, fresh out of medical school, flees Ethiopia and makes his way to America, finding refuge in his work as an intern at an underfunded, overcrowded New York City hospital. When the past catches up to him--nearly destroying him--Marion must entrust his life to the two men he thought he trusted least in the world: the surgeon father who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him. Twin brothers born from a secret love affair between an Indian...

"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try"--

"...the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities"--Jacket.

"Three teengers, Freya, Harun, and Nathaniel feel lost in various ways and when they collide in Central Park, they begin to find purpose in their lives"--

Marina Budhos's extraordinary and timely novel examines what it's like to grow up under surveillance, something many Americans experience and most Muslim Americans know.

Recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart becomes involved in a galactic war after he receives an extra-terrestrial power ring that gives him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth. Recently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart is at a crossroads in his life, one which is only complicated by receiving an extraterrestrial Power Ring which grants him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth! Unfortunately, the ring does not come with instructions....