PREORDER: Absent by Rex Ogle + LJ-Baptiste | OUT Sept 1, 2026 Children's Non-religious Holiday Books Inspired by this visit

Inspired by this visit

she's the god Indigo reborn

and the concept of bayanihan

She is determined to impress the wealthy inhabitants and earn her place in Oluwan City

PREORDER: Absent by Rex Ogle + LJ-Baptiste | OUT Sept 1, 2026 Children's Non-religious Holiday Books Inspired by this visitFrom award winning author Rex Ogle, a mixed format middle grade novel about three boys who skip school, told in verse, prose, and comics. With a dad in jail and a lack of teachers interested in helping him learn, Manny doesnt see the point in anything besides skateboarding and writing lyrics. Calvin has so many responsibilities to his father and little brothers that when his bike is stolen, he cant make it to school on time. And while Liam is studious