A Flood of Memories
Guppy Books
“A beautiful, expertly constructed novel about love and loss.” — Top Ten Titles Not to Miss in June, The Bookseller
“A truly beautiful novel, heart breaking and mending all at once. Stunning and vulnerable, Mikail is a much-needed, unique voice in YA. At turns romantic, tender and raw, A Flood of Memories is an unforgettable novel.” — Lizzie Huxley-Jones, Author
“Overflowing with devastation and joy in equal measure.” — Holden So, author of If You Still Recognise Me
“A moving and beautiful portrayal of grief, memory and the complexity of trauma, a book that will stay with you long past its last page.” — Adiba Jaigirdar
“Delicate, moving, and hopeful, A Flood of Memories is a tender portrait of a young woman grappling with love, family and the meaning of home […] A fine novel from one of the brightest emerging talents in Malaysian literature.” — Zen Cho
It’s raining in Sarawak, Malaysia — a lot — and Leila, now living in Kuala Lumpur, must go home to help her Mak before the floods become serious. But she hasn’t been home since the death of her father — and she’s not quite ready to confront what’s waiting for her there. Life with Pak was complicated.
But Arthur is in Sarawak, the boy she’s thought about ever since they first met at school — Arthur, who offers her support, care and love, but at a cost perhaps too great for Leila.
As the floodwaters rise and her family and home become threatened, can Leila confront the enormity of her own past in order to move forwards properly in her present? A beguiling and meaningful novel which explores the fine line between care and control, between love and abuse in families, and shows that it is possible to move on to a brighter future.
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The Cats We Meet Along the Way
Guppy Books
★ Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize
★ Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
★ Nominated for the Carnegie Medal
★ A ‘Star’ Book on Lovereading.co.uk
★ A One to Watch in The Bookseller
“Infused with love and hope.” — Patrice Lawrence
“Fresh, hopeful and thought-provoking and with a real lightness of touch. Another gem from @guppybooks.” — Rashmi Sirdeshpande
“Moving, unique… full of life’s slow richness.” — The Guardian
Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn’t seen her sister June for two years. And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months’ time, she and her mother decide that it’s time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past. Along with Aisha’s Chinese boyfriend, Walter and his parents (and Fleabag the stray cat), the group take a roadtrip through Malaysia in a wildly decorated campervan — to put the past to rest, to come to terms with the present, and to hope for the future.
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The Beasts Beneath the Winds
Amulet Books
A sweeping and magical story collection showcasing the mythical creatures of Southeast Asia, including work by two-time Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly and National Book Award finalist Shing Yin Khor.
A turtle the size of an island. A cricket that can possess you if swallowed. A giant who turns enemies to stone. The legends of Southeast Asia—or “the lands below the winds,” as explorers used to call it—are populated with a whole menagerie of colorful beasts that inspire awe and fear in equal measure. Yet, passed on as they are through story and song, so many of these stories remain rooted in some long-forgotten past and bound by the borders of the region, creatures of myth and memory and nothing more. Until now.
Welcome to The Beasts Beneath the Winds, a collection of Southeast Asia’s most elusive cryptids by a team of bestselling and award-winning authors. Within these gorgeously illustrated pages, readers will find the stories of seventeen regular kids who encounter these mythical creatures in the here and now, and—fortunately or unfortunately—live to tell the tale.
Contributors include Hanna Alkaf (The Weight of Our Sky, Queen of the Tiles), Nadia Mikail (The Cats We Meet Along The Way), Brandon Hoang (Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend), Mandy Moe Pwint Tu (Monsoon Daughter), Moniza Hossain (Being Ace), V.T. Bidania (Astrid & Apollo and the Happy New Year), Emma Goddard, Dow Phumiruk (One Girl, Maya Lin), Erin Entrada Kelly (Hello Universe, We Dream of Space, The First State of Being), Gail D. Villanueva (My Fate According to Butterfly, Sugar and Spite), Greg van Eekhout (The Boy at the End of the World, COG), Jesse Q. Sutanto (Dial A for Aunties), June CL Tan (Jade Fire Gold), Mae Respicio (The House that Lou Built, Any Day With You), Shing Yin Khor (The Legend of Auntie Po), Van Hoang (Girl Giant & The Monkey King), Veeda Bybee (Courage on Ice, Lily and the Great Quake).
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Available in nine editions worldwide
The Cats We Meet Along the Way
Guppy Books
When the world is ending, who matters most to you?
★ Winner — Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2023 (Overall + Older Readers)
★ Shortlisted — YA Book Prize 2023
★ Shortlisted — Branford Boase Award
★ Nominated — Carnegie Medal
★ A ‘Star’ Book on Lovereading.co.uk
★A One to Watch — The Bookseller
Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn’t seen her sister June for two years. And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months’ time, she and her mother decide that it’s time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past.
Along with Aisha’s Chinese boyfriend Walter and his parents (and Fleabag the stray cat), the group take a road trip through Malaysia in a wildly decorated campervan — to put the past to rest, to come to terms with the present, and to hope for the future.
Praise
"Infused with love and hope."
— Patrice Lawrence
"Fresh, hopeful and thought-provoking, with a real lightness of touch. Another gem from @guppybooks.""Fresh, hopeful and thought-provoking, with a real lightness of touch. Another gem from @guppybooks."
— Rashmi Sirdeshpande
"Moving, unique… full of life's slow richness."
— The Guardian