Akemi Dawn Bowman

Murdered on the way to her high school graduation party, eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto finds herself in an afterlife ruled by Ophelia, a virtual assistant planning to eradicate human existence.

The Infinity Courts

“A lyrical novel about grief, love, and finding oneself in the wake of a tragic loss.” —Bustle “Gorgeous prose and heartbreaking storytelling.” —Paste Magazine “Grabs your heart and won’t let go.” —Book Riot A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Three starred reviews for this stunning novel about a mixed-race teen who struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister’s death, from the author of the William C. Morris Award finalist Starfish. Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of—she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. With the help of the “boys next door”—a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn’t take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago—Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish. Aching, powerful, and unflinchingly honest, Summer Bird Blue explores big truths about insurmountable grief, unconditional love, and how to forgive even when it feels impossible.

Summer Bird Blue

A gorgeous and emotionally resonant debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school. Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she's thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn't quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then Kiko doesn't get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave. From debut author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves.

Starfish

'Mental health, family and friendship, and the circus: all told in a raw, engaging voice.' -- Kirkus Reviews The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the critically acclaimed author of Starfish. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past -- and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. From award-winning Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, unforgettable examination of love, loyalty, and the hard choices we must make to find where we truly belong. Praise for Summer Bird Blue: 'Raw, real and deeply hopeful. I will read anything Akemi Dawn Bowman writes.' - Alice Oseman, author of I Was Born For This and Radio Silence 'With this remarkable book, she has cemented her position as one of the most progressive and insightful authors of her generation.' - Samantha Shannon 'Summer Bird Blue is without a doubt one of the best books I've read this year. It grabs your heart and won't let go.' - Book Riot

Harley in the Sky

Black Mirror meets Marie Lu’s Warcross in Nami’s continuing adventures as she fights to free her friends in this high-stakes sequel to The Infinity Courts by award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman. It’s been ten months since Nami narrowly escaped the Four Courts and Ophelia’s wrath. Ten months since she was betrayed by someone she once considered a friend. Someone she poured her heart out to. And now her family here in the afterlife are gone, captured, and Nami is utterly alone. On the run, only steps ahead of the AI forces pursuing her, and desperate to free her friends, Nami must take the allies she can find, even if she doesn’t fully trust them. And as she tests the limits of her own power, she must also reckon with the responsibility that entails. Stakes are high as Nami navigates old enemies, unexpected allies, and an ever-changing landscape filled with dangers and twists at every turn. Along the way, she’ll learn powerful truths about who she can trust and the sacrifices that must be made in order to fight for a better, freer world for all.

An Infinity Courts Novel

The Genesis Wars

Akemi Dawn Bowman's Generation Misfits is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water own voices middle grade debut about an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl who finds her true friends when she joins her new school’s J-Pop club...

Generation Misfits

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In this middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave. Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she’s the only one. She’s less than excited to move to her new house, which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung. When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over. With the help of Hazel, the granddaughter of Honeyfield's owner (and Eliot’s new crush), she attempts to uncover the mystery behind Honeyfield Hall and the ghosts residing within. And as Eliot fits the pieces together, she may just be able to help the spirits remember their pasts, and hold on to her grandmother’s memory.

Where the Lost Ones Go

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Estrella de mar

Uma ficção científica perfeita para fãs das séries de televisão Westworld e The 100 Nami Miyamoto tem uma família maravilhosa, acabou de se formar no ensino médio e está a caminho de uma festa em que toda a sua turma espera por ela — incluindo o garoto por quem é apaixonada há anos. O único problema? Ela é assassinada antes de chegar lá. Quando Nami acorda, descobre que está em um lugar chamado Infinito, para onde a consciência humana vai quando o corpo físico morre. Ela rapidamente percebe que Ophelia, uma assistente virtual muito utilizada pelos humanos na Terra, tomou o poder do além e agora posa de rainha, forçando os humanos à servidão do mesmo jeito que ela fora forçada a servir no mundo real. Para piorar, Ophelia está cada vez mais perto de concluir seu grande plano de erradicar a existência humana de uma vez por todas. Quando Nami começa a trabalhar com um time de rebeldes para derrubar Ophelia e salvar as consciências humanas de seu aprisionamento, ela é forçada a enfrentar seu passado, seu futuro e tudo o que nos torna humanos de verdade. As cortes do Infinito é o primeiro livro da eletrizante série homônima que explora a tecnologia, o luto, o amor e a humanidade.

As Cortes do Infinito

Where the Lost Ones Go is a middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, in which a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave. Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she’s the only one. She’s less than excited to move to her new house, which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung. When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over. With the help of Hazel, the granddaughter of Honeyfield's owner (and Eliot’s new crush), she attempts to uncover the mystery behind Honeyfield Hall and the ghosts residing within. And as Eliot fits the pieces together, she may just be able to help the spirits remember their pasts, and hold on to her grandmother’s memory.

Una luminosa y conmovedora historia sobre la identidad, la familia y la belleza que emerge cuando abrazamos nuestro verdadero yo. Aclamada por la crítica: New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2017. A William C. Morris Award Finalist (otorgado por YALSA). Viaje iniciático de una chica de 17 años con inquietudes artísticas. "No puedes pasarte tu vida tratando de hacer feliz a una estrella de mar". Kiko siempre ha tenido dificultades para decir exactamente lo que piensa. Con una madre que le hace sentir insignificante y una herencia medio japonesa que no termina de entender ni aceptar, prefiere mantener la cabeza gacha, convencida de que una vez que ingrese en una escuela de arte y pueda marcharse de casa comenzará una nueva vida. Sin embargo, no es admitida en la escuela que ella deseaba y, por si fuera poco, su tío, al que no puede ni ver, se traslada a vivir con ella y su familia. Cuando recibe una invitación de su amigo de la infancia para dejar su pequeña ciudad y darse una vuelta por las escuelas de arte de la costa oeste, Kiko se aferra de inmediato a la oportunidad, a pesar de todas las ansiedades y miedos que amenazan con retenerla.

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