We Are Gems helps readers to critically question microaggressions against Asian Americans through self-love and solidarity with Black and Indigenous-led movements for justice and healing. It is a joyous celebration of Asian Americans and our history.We believe that learning & living out racial justice starts at home, including on our bookshelves. That is why we wrote and illustratrated We Are Gems (ages 8+). Check out our website for a free Common Core-aligned discussion guide: htt...

To reverse Schmerman’s overwhelming numerical advantage, Jail heads to the royal capital alone, armed with nothing but his beliefs. Even though thousands of soldiers stand in his way, his sights remain fixed on two goals-taking the seat of commander in chief of the royal army, and eliminating Robert, the traitor who currently sits in it. As battle lines are drawn and war approaches once more, a duel unfolds between the two with their lives, their pride, and the future of Alcia hanging in t...

Licht and the gang come face-to-face with the deadly demon of the abyss—a modern-day military weapon of steel unlike anything they’ve seen before. Trapped by giant, weighty wings of metal and indiscriminate attacks from the sky, the fate of the town rests in the hands of the Ace of Flashing Strikes himself! But just as Licht prepares to subdue the destructive enemy, he’s greeted by a familiar face—a black-haired, trigger-happy soldier who’s also…an Ace?!

Tokikaze is alive, and he’s more interested in revenge than reunions. Abducting Hina and stealing the Original Ballots, he and the Abyss launch an all-out war on Alcia! Just what is he planning, and how does Hina fit into the equation? As the three-hundred-year-long peace comes to an end, a wounded Licht must ally with old enemies if he is to have any hope of defeating his old friend!

The curtain is pulled back, and Licht learns the truth behind the mastermind of the world’s ruin. Spurned by Schmerman in the past, her lust for revenge is unquenchable, and she’s set her sights squarely on Licht! He stands tall in the face of her overwhelming power, but how can he hope to defeat the foe who’s been pulling his strings from the very start? As his friends lie broken on the battlefield, Licht’s clash with the ultimate plunderer begins!

As the war for Alcia stretches from the depths of the Abyss to the Wall of Paradise, Licht and Tokikaze meet on the field of battle. The two brothers have been trapped by their love and hate for three hundred years, and their unleashed bloodlust rocks the very heavens. A word from Hina could be all that is needed to decide the match, but will she meet the same tragic end as her mother…?

Cross-Border Interactions and Encounters between Germany and Korea offers a rich, interdisciplinary examination of the evolving relationships between Korea and Germany, illuminating a dynamic yet often overlooked field of study.Bringing together scholars from diverse disciplines, the volume traces how migration, cultural exchange, and intellectual transfer have produced layered and shifting forms of connection between the two contexts.Across three th...

Discover, experiment and learn with the little scientists!Every book in the Future Of ... collection contains a fun story, a field trip, and a focus on a famous person. With themes ranging from energy to communications, and robotics to biotechnology, each little scientist has something new to teach readers. Through engaging narratives and full- colour illustrations, I'm a Little Scientist! introduces children to the exciting and ever-advancing world of science.Reade...

Kayla Ng is a good girl who wants to please her parents and her grandparents and relatives.But she is also born in the year of the dragon. Her Chinese sign predicts she has fire within. When she is sent to study in Australia, from her homeland of Malaysia, she works hard to fulfil everyone’s expectation of her becoming a doctor.She makes two lifelong friends: Eva and Russell, and her story highlights the difficulties, loneliness and often hilarious world of being an internati...

Captured by Douan and the Special Unit, Hina, Lynn, and Pele are brought face-to-face with Major Schmerman. What happened to the kind teacher of three hundred years ago? What did Douan experience during the war? And is Licht really dead? The gang searches for answers as the battle for Alcia heats up!

“Fight and kill me.” Licht may have halted the three-hundred-year-long war, but with those words, Schmerman forces him to play the hero once again. Atop a long-fated stage, he faces off against his former teacher—the source of all the Ballots…and of all the Aces. To what end has Schmerman maneuvered for so many years, and why did he create Alcia? All those truths and more will be revealed in this final volume!

Finally, the Waste War begins! As outside forces start to obliterate the school, the members of Class A—including Tokikaze and Jail—dive headfirst into an enemy-infested area to protect their friends. Meanwhile, an unconscious Rihito undergoes a risky operation far removed from the chaos outside. Will the blissfully unaware Ace-to-be make it in time to save his comrades?!