Kate Albus
Kate Albus is an award-winning author of middle grade historical fiction. Her books include "A Place to Hang the Moon", an ALSC Notable Children’s Book and SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner, "Nothing Else But Miracles", and "The Passage of Jamie Quill." Originally from New York, she lives with her family in rural Maryland.
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The Passage of Jamie Quill
Children
Holiday House
February 2027
ISBN 9780823463657
Hardcover, 0 pages
Spine-tingling suspense aboard the Titanic’s sister ship as an orphan tries to escape his criminal uncle by pulling one last con—posing as a first-class passenger.
Twelve-year-old Jamie has never wanted to steal anything. But after the tragic death of his grandma, his conniving pickpocket uncle is the only family he has—even if Uncle is nothing like family at all. As much as he hates thievery, it’s his only way out. If he’s going to escape to freedom in America, he’ll need the funds to start a new life. And in order to get those funds, he’ll have to do exactly what Uncle demands—pretending to be a posh, first class boy aboard the White Star Line RMS Olympic.
Jamie is anything but the wealthy boy he’s pretending to be. He’s starving, for one, and it’s hard to get close to people you’re going to rob. But when he accidentally steals the diary of a boy his age—a real first class boy, the kind he can never truly become—he starts an unlikely friendship that could change both of their lives forever. As long as Jamie doesn’t get caught.
Rendered with warmth and immersive historical detail, Kate Albus’ latest middle grade is an unforgettable tale of the transformative power of kindness. More/less
Nothing Else But Miracles
Children
Holiday House
September 2023
ISBN 9780823451630
Hardcover, 291 pages
From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy siblings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
When 12-year-old Dory Byrne’s pop left New York City’s Lower East Side to fight Hitler, he promised her and her brothers that they’d be safe. Like he always said, “the neighborhood will give you what you need.” There’s the lady from the bakery, who saves them leftover crullers. The kind landlord who checks in on them. And every Thursday night, the Byrnes enjoy a free bowl of seafood stew at Mr. Caputo’s restaurant. . . which is where Dory learns about the abandoned hand-pulled elevator that is the only way to get to Caputo’s upper floors. But when a new landlord threatens their home in the community that’s raised them and kept them safe, the secret elevator—and the abandoned hotel it leads to—provides just the solution they need.Based on a very real place in old New York and steeped in the history of World War II, Nothing Else but Miracles is a warm and inviting story of resilience, the tight-knit community of the Lower East Side, and the miracles that await in unexpected places.Kate Albus is the award-winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon, a JLG Gold Standard Selection, An Indie Pick, An ALSC Notable Children’s Book, A CCBC Choice book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner. Nothing Else But Miracles is rich with details from her grandparents’ stories of Coney Island and the Fulton Fish Market.A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection More/less
