Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston Style:Paperback Gaines captures his childhood shtetl

Gaines captures his childhood shtetl in Brooklyn like an Edward Hopper tableau

and nowhere is the city’s glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ball scene

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Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston Style:Paperback Gaines captures his childhood shtetlBy: Esme Symes Smith In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape shifters, and witches, a twelve year old nonbinary hopeful knight battles for the heart of their kingdom. A thrilling middle grade series opener that explores identity and gender amid sword fights and magic, and proves anyone can be a hero. When their ex hero dad is summoned back to the royal capital of Helston to train a hopeless crown prince, Callie lunges at the opportunity