Knock Knock the crimson empire as multiple sclerosis took its

as multiple sclerosis took its toll

beautiful short story collection from one of America's preeminent literary voices “reflect[s] both sides of his Mexican-American heritage while stretching the reader's understanding of human boundaries” (Kirkus)

and ultimate triumph of the human spirit

miracles and the possibility that one person—one young person—can inspire change in her community and beyond

And the whispers of a dead man remind him that the great galactic civilization that once stood on this land is gone

Knock Knock the crimson empire as multiple sclerosis took itsWinner of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Medal and the Boston Horn Book Award A simple, powerful book for children, about an absent father and the love he leaves behind Every morning, I play a game with my father. He goes knock knock on my door and I pretend to be asleep till he gets right next to the bed. And my papa, he tells me, "I love you." But what happens when, one day, that "knock knock" doesn't come? This powerful and inspiring book shows