The Lock-Eater illustrator-Amber Ren Ruth Chan's signature illustrations are

Ruth Chan's signature illustrations are hilarious and heartfelt and perfectly complement the lively text

joking in two languages

and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a 6th-grade kid

Complicated by problems like jealousy

But maybe strength is about more than just muscles

The Lock-Eater illustrator-Amber Ren Ruth Chan's signature illustrations areFor fans of Nevermoor and Howl's Moving Castle comes an epic middle grade fantasy about a girl with the ability to unlock anything including the empire's darkest secrets. Melanie Gate is a foundling with a peculiar talent for opening the unopenableany lock releases at the touch of her hand. One night, her orphanage is visited by Traveler, a lifeless gearling automaton there on behalf of his magical mistress, who needs an apprentice pronto. When