Renata Sancken

Dec 15, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Leland Cheuk |Lauren LeBlanc |Renata Sancken |Daneet Steffens |Chris Vognar

by De’Shawn Charles Winslow Spanning Colombia, Miami, New York, and Havana, these stories trace displaced lives. Survival hangs in the balance for her characters, but endurance becomes a signal of hope. Engel seizes upon the undeniable existence of mystery as she weighs confessions, hopes, laments, regrets, wishful thinking, endurance, and resurrection in this collection.

Sep 7, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Renata Sancken

Book recommendations for every kind of tween and teen reader to help them through the year.Emma Glassman-HughesEveryone fusses over kindergartners, but your newly minted sixth-grader or tentative freshman might feel the back-to-school transition just as deeply as a grade schooler. We see them: Here are 12 book recommendations for every kind of tween and teen reader to help them find delight, perspective, and reflective companionship as the school year gets rolling.