Barely Floating Teen & Young Adult Comics & Graphic Novels LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS

LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD * "A masterpiece

scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky

and familial duty and community service

A bug flies through an open door into a house

And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards

Barely Floating Teen & Young Adult Comics & Graphic Novels LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESSA dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve year old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams, from the author of The Education of Margot Sanchez and Never Look Back, Lilliam Rivera. Natalia de la Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Boyle Heights pool when her life changed. The L. A. Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits,