Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe author-Marika McCoola Caedmon’s a human

Caedmon’s a human

Written from Doug’s perspective

A Sudanese teen growing up in civil war and famine

and a trio of strange supernatural visitors called Mrs Whatsit

and train alongside martial arts hero Jackie Chan in this picture book biography from lauded author Kristen Mai Giang and illustrator and Hong Kong native Alina Chau

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe author-Marika McCoola Caedmon’s a human2026 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Finalist *Signed Bookplates* A geeky overachiever determined to save the world through science and a troublemaking chosen one lashing out against her destiny meet and fall in love in a magical coffeeshop as their two very different universes begin to collide in this fun, sapphic, cozy fantasy YA romance. When Brendas internet goes out right before an important scholarship deadline, she stumbles right into