Deborah Zemke

Jan 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Jordan Scott |Diana Sudyka |Suzy Kline |Deborah Zemke

A reminder not only of nature’s delicate beauty, but also of its fragility. A girl forms an intimate friendship with an Icelandic natural wonder. On the day she’s born, Angela’s father introduces her to Snæfellsjökull, an enormous glacier visible from Reykjavik. Before Angela can walk, they hike there, daughter atop Dad’s back.

Sep 23, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Saadia Faruqi |Ani Bushry |Suzy Kline |Deborah Zemke

From the Marya Khan series , Vol. 3 Crisp and vibrant, just like a perfect fall day. Marya Khan finds that winning can mean different things. Marya believes that bigger means better, especially when it comes to pumpkins. The bigger the pumpkin, the more pumpkin curry, cookies, cake, and bread Mama can make! But the family’s trip to the pumpkin patch sours for Marya when she sees her perfectly annoying classmate Alexa R.

Sep 23, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Saadia Faruqi |Ani Bushry |Suzy Kline |Deborah Zemke

From the Marya Khan series , Vol. 3 Crisp and vibrant, just like a perfect fall day. Marya Khan finds that winning can mean different things. Marya believes that bigger means better, especially when it comes to pumpkins. The bigger the pumpkin, the more pumpkin curry, cookies, cake, and bread Mama can make! But the family’s trip to the pumpkin patch sours for Marya when she sees her perfectly annoying classmate Alexa R.

Aug 29, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Kate Hoefler |Suzy Kline |Deborah Zemke

A marvelous mix of autumnal spirits with a deeper call for understanding. Prejudice collides with neighborly goodwill when love and truth overcome superstition.   “They came in the dark and took the narrow path that only witches used. Everyone said that’s what they were.” A suspicious text laden with ill will and shadowy scratch-lined art full of foreboding imagery fills the top half of the page. On the bottom half, however, a different narrative takes place.