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<Each
stanza highlights different novels I’ve already read this year.>
There
is a return
To
the Archipelago.
Grand
dragons dying.
(“The
Poisoned King” by Katherine Rundell)
Rocket
to the moon.
Onasander
is missing.
Infiltrate
the camp.
(“The
Super-Secret Mission to the Center of the Moon (Pie)” by Melissa de la Cruz)
Ancestral
magic.
Mirae’s
milk tooth brings her back.
Seeks
retribution.
(“And
the River Drags Her Down” by Jihyun Yun.)
Filipino
food
At
Tita Rosie’s Kitchen.
There
is food murder.
(“Arsenic
and Adobo” by Mia P. Manansala)
The
Rue de Paris.
Mysterious
bakery.
Need
pastries and bread.
(“The
Mysterious Bakery on the Rue de Paris” by Evie Woods)
Full
Moon Coffee Shop.
Astral
Milk. Sunrise Syrup.
The
shop’s run by cats.
(“The
Full Moon Coffee Shop” by Mai Mochizuki)
One
can time travel
Before
the coffee gets cold.
It’s
in Tokyo.
(“Before
the Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi)
A
library with
Book
characters brought to life.
Magic
and romance.
(“The
Charmed Library” by Jennifer Moorman)
Isle
of Ever.
Two
hundred years have gone by.
Hides
Evelyn’s friends.
(“The
Curse Breaker” by Jen Calonita)
Lisa K.
March 24, 2026
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