Hello, Universe is a middle-grade novel in which one summer day links Virgil, a shy Filipino American boy, Valencia, a deaf girl who loves nature, Kaori, a self-styled psychic, and Chet, a bully. As Virgil becomes trapped in a well, the children learn to hear one another more clearly and find the courage to act beyond fear.

A chain of small accidents draws lonely children together and pushes them toward rescue.

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut is a picture book that celebrates the moment a Black boy leaves the barbershop with renewed confidence and pride. Through rhythmic language and vivid illustration, it shows how a fresh haircut can affirm self-worth, cultural joy, and the way a child moves through the world.

A fresh cut places an invisible crown on a boy's head.

Long Way Down is a verse novel set during the brief elevator ride of Will, a boy carrying a gun after his brother has been killed. At each stop, the dead appear and force him to confront grief, family love, the cycle of violence, and the weight of the choice before him.

Inside an elevator moving downward, a revenge story turns into a harder question.

Piecing Me Together follows Jade, a Black girl attending a private school on scholarship, as she resists being seen only as someone in need of help and learns to claim her own voice. The novel connects race, class, friendship, mentorship, and art through Jade's practice of making collage.

Not to be fixed by others, but to piece the world together in her own words.