Eleanor Glewwe crafts imaginative tales that delve into themes of social justice and intercultural understanding. Her background in linguistics informs her meticulous world-building and nuanced character development. Glewwe's writing is characterized by its thoughtful exploration of complex relationships and moral questions. She offers readers narratives that are both intellectually stimulating and emotionally resonant.
A captivating fantasy about twins and the power of children to fight for what's right. Rivka, a magical elite, searches for her twin brother Arik, who was declared a wilding and removed from their family. Despite the risks, Rivka is determined to reunite with him using her emerging magical abilities and her love.
A magical world that will captivate fans of Kate DiCamillo and Diana Wynne Jones. Marah Levi is a promising violinist who excels at school and can read more languages than most librarians. Even so, she has little hope of a bright future: she is a sparker, a member of the oppressed lower class in a society run by magicians. Then a mysterious disease hits the city of Ashara, turning its victims’ eyes dark before ultimately killing them. As Marah watches those whom she loves most fall ill, she finds an unlikely friend in Azariah, a wealthy magician boy. Together they pursue a cure in secret, but more people are dying every day, and time is running out. Then Marah and Azariah make a shocking discovery that turns inside-out everything they thought they knew about magic and about Ashara, their home. Set in an imaginative world rich with language, lore, and music, this gripping adventure plunges the reader into the heart of a magical government where sparks of dissent may be even more deadly than the dark eyes.