Briarcliff Prep the kyoichiro kaga series In the Nihonbashi district of

In the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo an unusual statue of a Japanese mythic beast - a kirin - stands guard over the district from the classic Nihonbashi bridge

So when her mother gifts her a patchwork dress stitched together with leftover scraps from her workshop

from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North

for either her or her deadline

rainbow-cake-eating celebration of queerness on her own terms

Briarcliff Prep the kyoichiro kaga series In the Nihonbashi district ofSet at a luxe, aspirational boarding school inspired by the authors beloved alma mater Spelman College, this debut is a captivating celebration of the friends we choose, the family we protect, and the love we owe ourselves. Its fourteen year old Avielle Avi LeBeaus turn to do what everyone in her family has done: leave home to attend Briarcliff Prepa Historically Black Boarding School (HBBS). And as scared as she is to say goodbye to her parents and