Illise Montoya: 3 books

Nyx's little brother Atalo is a monster. After he assaults her with a banana, pages from her most precious book are ruined. The book is all the girl has left of her estranged father. Upset at how her feelings are disregarded by her family, the eleven-year-old tries to repair the damage, only to realize...

Elmiryn just wants to have fun. What seven-year-old wouldn't? But people are always putting expectations on her to be a "proper lady." When the girl's birthday rolls around, it only seems to get worse, and little Elle has had it. Her cousins seem to know what they'll do when they grow up,...

Little Nyx struggles to convince her family and herself of her good intentions, but when the darkness of war looms over her household, all it seems anyone can think of is surviving the next few weeks. Tooth and Nail is a quick look at a werecat family during wartime, but more than that, a girl's struggle...