Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres Courtney's Picks can the bond they’ve created

can the bond they’ve created on paper survive the test

expansive questions of ourselves and of our relationship to the joy of reading

He’s a criminal

or is it the silence that has imprisoned the truth for so long

Galloway and Durwood may be closer to each other than they realize

Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres Courtney's Picks can the bond they’ve createdA [p]oignant, insightful, and otherworldly (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade graphic novel about an orphaned girl and a music loving boy who venture into the land of the dead with the hope of seeing their loved ones again. Thirteen year old orphan Irene believes her fathers soul is trapped inside her cat, Moses. Living at her caregiver Ruths hostel, Irene spends every waking hour studying a mystical book that her parents left behind in the