Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres book lover gift shows up at her door

shows up at her door in need of help

Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute

risks her life to help injured soldiers

she now has to deal with an infuriatingly hot

Drawing on decades of teaching

Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres book lover gift shows up at her doorA [p]oignant, insightful, and otherworldly (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade graphic novel about an orphaned girl and a music loving boy who venture into the land of the dead with the hope of seeing their loved ones again. Thirteen year old orphan Irene believes her fathers soul is trapped inside her cat, Moses. Living at her caregiver Ruths hostel, Irene spends every waking hour studying a mystical book that her parents left behind in the