But the crown jewel is “Perfect Strangers” by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs, which might possibly be the best piece of short fiction I have ever read. If you like Dennis Lehane, you’ll love this one.

—Goodreads, March 24, 2021

 
 
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Tilia's first two books are crime novels for adults.  You can find them here and at your favorite bookstore.

Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant is her first book for readers of all ages.  It's available here.

"A middle-grade fantasy about two boys who are separated from their parents during the reign of a petty despot....  Readers young and old will adore the buoyancy of this dystopian adventure."  Kirkus

"If the Weasley family had their own story set in an alternative magical world, that place might be the lands of Yonder, as depicted in Tilia Klebenov Jacob’s middle-school novel, Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant."  Amazon

"I fell in love and couldn't put the book down until the very end!  It was every childhood story I loved wrapped into one fantastic tale!"  Goodreads