(1) YA Illustrated by Rebecca Mock. In this third graphic novel collaboration between Larson and Mock (Compass South, rev. 7/16; Knife's Edge), what begins as a twentieth-century family drama quickly uncoils into a much more sinister--and spellbinding--modern fairy tale. Vonceil Taggert is the youngest of five siblings and the most adventuresome of the lot. So when her eldest brother, Elber, returns to Oklahoma after his service in WWI and immediately marries his longtime sweetheart, it's a disappointment to Vonceil, who'd had higher hopes for her favorite sibling. The nuptials also vex the stylish and enigmatic Greda, a Frenchwoman who claims to be Elber's ex-love and whose bruised pride causes her to curse the Taggert farm's spring to run with only salt water--a death sentence given the current drought. Vonceil pledges to restore their water and, with the help of an unlikely accomplice, discovers secrets about Greda that will affect the Taggert family forever. In Mock's skillful art, each panel glints with sharp, precise color work and expert shadow play, highlighting the cruel, dark side of Larson's world--a satisfying blend of the mythical and the historical that will enthrall graphic-novel lovers.

Reviewer: Niki Marion | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021

(3) 4-6 Four Points series. Illustrated by Rebecca Mock. Twelve-year-old twins Alex and Cleo (Compass South) continue to search for their fabled family treasure. Tensions grow between the siblings, but they must work together to survive pirates and a shipwreck. This second volume of the nineteenth-century-set graphic-novel series travels from San Francisco to the Marshall Islands, extending the diverse cast and again examining issues of gender, race, and class amid high-seas adventure.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Rebecca Mock. In 1860, twelve-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra Dodge head to San Francisco, planning to con a wealthy man into believing they're his long-lost twin sons. On the way, they meet another set of redheaded twins with the same idea. A variety of panel sizes keeps the pace brisk in this rollicking graphic novel series-opener, and plenty of tantalizing questions remain.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2016