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"Advance Praise for I Am Not Alone: ★ ""Alberto's suspected schizophrenia makes him heartbreakingly susceptible to both the best and worst of humanity. An illuminatingly powerful story about mental illness, young love, faith, and hope."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for On the Hook: A Junior Library Guild Selection ★ ""What starts as a quiet drama quickly escalates to a potent, fiery story while remaining a deep meditation about cycles of violence. A staggering and fearless book."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ ""Intense, at times brutal, but so vital for today's polarized society, this book will hopefully encourage readers to have compassion for others, even those with whom they vehemently disagree.""-- Booklist, starred review ★ ""Unflinching... Hector must decide whether his need for revenge outweighs his desire to heal."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Illegal: ""An eye-opening look at U.S. immigration wrapped inside a tense thriller.""-- Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee ""With honesty and authenticity, Illegal grapples with questions that we all ask ourselves about the moral inequities of immigration. Heartbreaking, yet hopeful."" -- Pam Muñoz Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Echo and Esperanza Rising ""Illegal is timely and evocative. Once again, Francisco X. Stork challenges and expands our perceptions of empathy, justice, and what it means to be human."" -- Sharon Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places Praise for Disappeared: ★ ""A timely and touching novel that will surely engross fans of true crime stories."" -- School Library Journal, starred review ★ ""A tense thriller elevated by Stork's nuanced writing and empathy for every character, including the villains--superb."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for The Memory of Light: ★ ""Accurate, heartbreaking, and hopeful... A beautiful read."" -- School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Marcelo in the Real World: ""[A] brisk, brilliant, unsentimental novel."" -- Robert Lipsyte, New York Times Book Review ★ ""Stork introduces ethical dilemmas, the possibility of love, and other 'real world' conflicts, all the while preserving the integrity of his characterizations and intensifying the novel's psychological and emotional stakes. Not to be missed."" -- Publishers Weekly, starred review"

"Praise for I Am Not Alone: ★ ""An affecting, deeply emotional story. An important book."" -- Booklist, starred review ★ ""Alberto's suspected schizophrenia makes him heartbreakingly susceptible to both the best and worst of humanity. An illuminatingly powerful story about mental illness, young love, faith, and hope."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ ""This taut and suspensefully plotted emotional drama offers a nuanced, poignant story of friendship in the face of adversity."" -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review ""The narrative's high-stakes conflicts are front and center, [but] it's the sheer sweetness of Alberto and Grace's love story that sets the tone of this hopeful read."" -- Publishers Weekly A Junior Library Guild Selection"

Praise for On the Hook: A Junior Library Guild Selection * What starts as a quiet drama quickly escalates to a potent, fiery story while remaining a deep meditation about cycles of violence. A staggering and fearless book. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Intense, at times brutal, but so vital for today's polarized society, this book will hopefully encourage readers to have compassion for others, even those with whom they vehemently disagree. -- Booklist, starred review * Unflinching... Hector must decide whether his need for revenge outweighs his desire to heal. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Illegal: An eye-opening look at U.S. immigration wrapped inside a tense thriller. -- Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee Illegal is a compelling read infused with Francisco Stork's signature heart and thought-provoking ideas. With honesty and authenticity, it grapples with questions that we all ask ourselves about the moral inequities of immigration. Heartbreaking, yet hopeful. -- Pam Munoz Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Echo and Esperanza Rising Illegal is timely and evocative. Once again, Francisco X. Stork challenges and expands our perceptions of empathy, justice, and what it means to be human. -- Sharon Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places Praise for Disappeared: * A timely and touching novel that will surely engross fans of true crime stories. -- School Library Journal, starred review * A tense thriller elevated by Stork's nuanced writing and empathy for every character, including the villains--superb. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for The Memory of Light: *Accurate, heartbreaking, and hopeful... A beautiful read. -- School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Marcelo in the Real World: [A] brisk, brilliant, unsentimental novel. -- Robert Lipsyte, New York Times Book Review * Stork introduces ethical dilemmas, the possibility of love, and other 'real world' conflicts, all the while preserving the integrity of his characterizations and intensifying the novel's psychological and emotional stakes. Not to be missed. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Praise for I Am Not Alone: A Junior Library Guild Selection ★ ""An affecting, deeply emotional story. An important book."" -- Booklist, starred review ★ ""Alberto's suspected schizophrenia makes him heartbreakingly susceptible to both the best and worst of humanity. An illuminatingly powerful story about mental illness, young love, faith, and hope."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ ""This taut and suspensefully plotted emotional drama offers a nuanced, poignant story of friendship in the face of adversity."" -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review ""The narrative's high-stakes conflicts are front and center, [but] it's the sheer sweetness of Alberto and Grace's love story that sets the tone of this hopeful read."" -- Publishers Weekly ""An intricate hunt for truth through the maze of mental illness. Stork's resonating, empathic fiction once again provides audiences with convincing reasons to believe ""I am not alone."" -- Shelf Awareness"

Praise for On the Hook: A Junior Library Guild Selection * What starts as a quiet drama quickly escalates to a potent, fiery story while remaining a deep meditation about cycles of violence. A staggering and fearless book. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Intense, at times brutal, but so vital for today's polarized society, this book will hopefully encourage readers to have compassion for others, even those with whom they vehemently disagree. -- Booklist, starred review * Unflinching... Hector must decide whether his need for revenge outweighs his desire to heal. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review Praise for Illegal: An eye-opening look at U.S. immigration wrapped inside a tense thriller. -- Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee With honesty and authenticity, Illegal grapples with questions that we all ask ourselves about the moral inequities of immigration. Heartbreaking, yet hopeful. -- Pam Munoz Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Echo and Esperanza Rising Illegal is timely and evocative. Once again, Francisco X. Stork challenges and expands our perceptions of empathy, justice, and what it means to be human. -- Sharon Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places Praise for Disappeared: * A timely and touching novel that will surely engross fans of true crime stories. -- School Library Journal, starred review * A tense thriller elevated by Stork's nuanced writing and empathy for every character, including the villains--superb. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Praise for The Memory of Light: * Accurate, heartbreaking, and hopeful... A beautiful read. -- School Library Journal, starred review Praise for Marcelo in the Real World: [A] brisk, brilliant, unsentimental novel. -- Robert Lipsyte, New York Times Book Review * Stork introduces ethical dilemmas, the possibility of love, and other 'real world' conflicts, all the while preserving the integrity of his characterizations and intensifying the novel's psychological and emotional stakes. Not to be missed. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Francisco X. Stork (he/him) emigrated from Mexico at the age of nine with his mother and his adoptive father. I Am Not Alone is his tenth novel. Other novels include: Marcelo in the Real World, recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award, The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which received the Elizabeth Walden Award, The Memory of Light, recipient of the Tomás Rivera Award, Disappeared, which received the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and was a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor Book and Illegal, recipient of the In the Margins Award, the Young Adult Award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the International Latino Book Award. On the Hook published in 2021, received four starred reviews and was the recipient of the International Latino Book Award.

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