Andrés Vera Martínez – illustratör

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents agraphic novel exploring the Holocaust through surreal visions anda textured canvas of heroism and hope.Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest timeof human history - the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores oneof the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into thecore of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyoneyou hold dear. This gripping, multifaceted tapestry is woven from Jewish folkloreand cultural historyFive interlocking narratives explore one common story –the tradition of resistance and upliftInternationally renowned author Neal Shusterman and illustratorAndrés Vera Martínez have created a masterwork thatencourages the compassionate, bold reaching for a dream

Pablo, Maggie, and Takashi are living it up as their school’s resident monster-banishing trio. (It turns out that fighting drooling trolls and vicious kelpies gets you invited to all the best parties.) Lately, though, monsters are the least of Takashi’s problems. Wrestling with his parents’ divorce, his father’s impossibly high expectations, and his multicultural identity, he decides to summon a “helpful” monster: a shapeshifting nine-tailed fox called Kitsune.The charming Kitsune gets straight to work solving problems for Takashi and his classmates, and before long, the entire school is under his spell. As the situation spirals out of control, Pablo and Maggie turn to an unexpected source to rescue their best friend. But is summoning a second monster a brilliant plan, or a recipe for disaster?