Forest of a Thousand Lanterns book-new-arrivals-2025-10-21 - The Sandman- The Jumpers-

- The Sandman- The Jumpers- Thumbeline- The Rose Tree Regiment- The Naughty Boy- The Swineherd- The Emperor's New Clothes- The Princess and the Pea- The Nightingale- The Little Match Girl

Most grandmas are kind and helpful ladies

" — Bernadine Evaristo

and on leaving school she is forced to marry a much older man

and died early

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns book-new-arrivals-2025-10-21 - The Sandman- The Jumpers-An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress and the darkness she must unleash to achieve her destiny. Eighteen year old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny