I knew who the protagonist was—this girl who was a character I’d been playing with for a different series, who has a cameo in Finale—and suddenly I could see how her storyline and Jacks’s storyline intersected. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend's true name.

There’s Arturo, who has flippers for limbs; Oly, the albino hunchback; Iphy and Elly, conjoined twins; and Chick, who has telekinetic powers. Julian has been to Caraval before and has an offer for them: He'll sneak them to the location -- Master Legend's famed private island, Isla de los Suenos -- in exchange for one of the tickets (the sisters have longed to escape their abusive father). How has it been for you to try to immerse yourself in a fantasy world when real life is so tumultuous? Parents need to know that Once Upon a Broken Heart is a spin-off of the popular Caraval trilogy by author Stephanie Garber.What was most difficult for me as a reader was how manipulative, abusive, and untrustworthy many of the male characters are. She gets saved by Jacks many times and takes it as a hint that he cares for her, easily dismissing his other behaviors, including his literal magical power to control peoples' thoughts and actions when he wants to. Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father.

That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. I feel like I spent the last five years figuring out what it’s like to be published and how that changes things, finding that balance.Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat spoke with PW KidsCast about delving into the past for his first graphic memoir for middle graders, 'A First Time for Everything,' inspired by his life-changing class trip to Europe.