Compass South Rūta Briede Tulip and his brother Rowan

Tulip and his brother Rowan have left the simple comforts of their remote Scottish island with a plan: to grow succulent

In Barry’s hand

" — The New York Times

Back-to-back reflections on the death of a parent

Compass South Rūta Briede Tulip and his brother RowanBy Hope Larson & Rebecca Mock. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). Hardcover, 224 pages, Colour, 2016. It's 1860 in New York City. When 12 year old twins Alexander and Cleopatra's father disappears, they join the Black Hook Gang and are caught by the police pulling off a heist. They agree to reveal the identity of the gang in exchange for tickets to New Orleans. But once there, Alex is shanghaied to work on a ship that is heading for San