R. Kikuo Johnson

2023 Whiting Award WINNER in Fiction First-rate prep school, SUV, and a dream house in the heights—an island paradise was handed to Loren Foster when he moved to Hawaii with his father six years ago. Now, with the end of high school just around the corner, his best friend, Shane, has grown distant. Rumours abound. Loren suspects that Shane has...

In this graphic novel, Charlene is a divorced mum, has a young son named Brandon, and works full-time as a nurse while also caring for her infirm father. She is barely holding their lives together when tragedy strikes and leaves Charlene and Brandon on their own. Charlene, who has put everyone but herself first for years, sees it as an...