Kristina Kister

May 21, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | David N. Farr |Kristina Kister |Peter Brown |Dav Pilkey

This sequel to The Book of Stolen Dreams (2023) again pits siblings Rachel and Robert Klein against the forces of evil. Twelve-year-old Rachel and her older brother have become national heroes after saving their country of Krasnia from malevolent dictator Charles Malstain, whom they’ve permanently (or so they believe) sent to the Hinterland, the world where the dead go.

Nov 4, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Ben Guterson |Annie Matthew |Nedda Lewers |Kristina Kister

An engaging fantasy inspired by a classic tale that’s guaranteed to leave readers eager for more. Egyptian American Sahara comes to value her dual cultural heritage when her first trip to her parents’ homeland reveals a magical family history. Going to Cairo to attend her maternal uncle’s wedding was never on 12-year-old Sahara Rashad’s summer agenda. Since the death of her mother when Sahara was a newborn, she’s had no contact with that side of the family and is unsure how she will be received.