Frank Carlson Library

An incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group-the most unforgettable girls since Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha. Ronke wants happily ever after and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be "the one" (perfect, like her dead father). Her friends think he's just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends. Boo has everything...

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten her family, her tribe, and the land of her ancestors, in this debut perfect for fans of 'Winter Counts'. D.M. Rowell (Koyh Mi O Boy Dah) comes from a long line of Kiowa Storytellers. #OwnVoices.

Maia Anna Robinson, a biracial gay high schooler, has never felt more certain of where she belongs in the world until the day she marched with her girlfriend at the pride parade. But, because of circumstance beyond her control, the day that is meant to define her existence forever is the day that everything changes in her life. It's the year 2026 and Doug Miller, a fanatically religious conservative, is president. He is obsessed with the idea that...

Brandi Maxwell is living the dream as an intern at prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren. Except "living the dream" looks more like scrubbing puke from couture dresses worn by hard-partying models and putting up with microaggressions from her white colleagues. Still, she can't help but fangirl over Simon's it-girl daughter, Taylor. Until one night, at a glamorous Van Doren party, when Brandi overhears something she shouldn't have, and...

Kimani Strait has finally graduated from the Elite Rescue Academy. His first mission is to protect a finacier as he travels to Pluto to join an inclusion bid. Along for the ride are Kyndra, kimani's sister, and Lieutinant Cornwell, a decorated E.R.T. coming off mental health leave. Their routine babysitting job turns into full chaos when space pirates attack with the hopes of taking a Martian Queen hostage for a sizable ransom. After his sister...

What if you meet the boy of your dreams but loving him is forbidden? Aisha Rashid has always felt invisible, so no one is more surprised than her, when Darren, the hot new boy in school, takes an interest. But, Aisha is a devout Muslim and Darren is firmly off limits. Will she follow her heart even if it means losing her own identity? If only there was a way to keep the boy and her faith. Maybe there is... all it takes is ten steps...

Mindy is excited to go to the Lunar New Year parade in her new town with her father and her friend Sally.

Death was waiting around the corner, ready to welcome another soul with a cool embrace. After waking up from a coma two years ago, half-Atonacan, half-Wei fire mage Esmeralda has struggled with lost memories. Since then, Esme has led a quiet life in Atonaco with her best friend, a spirit mage named Dacio. Everything begins to fall apart the day that Dacio is arrested for a crime that they couldn't possibly have committed-the attempted murder of the...

Femme, gay teen podcaster Riley Weaver has made it to junior year, which means he can finally apply for membership into the Gaybutante Society, the LGBTQ+ organization that has launched dozens of queer teens' careers in pop culture, arts, and activism. The process to get into the society is a marathon of charity events, parties, and general gay chaos, culminating in the annual Gaybutante Ball. The one requirement for the ball? A date. Then Riley overhears...

Magical music comes to the aid of a young blind immigrant when bringing her adopted city back to life after a global pandemic. A heartbroken mother tells the beginning and the end of the life of her little girl. A boy searches for his best friend when she goes missing. These are just some of the unputdownable stories in A Few Drops of Hope. This anthology includes the top twenty-five stories from the Fifth Annual Lune Spark Young Writers' Short Story...