{"id":16435,"date":"2022-01-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/?p=16435"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:24:52","slug":"blog-tour-when-the-world-turned-upside-down-by-k-ibura-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/blog-tour-when-the-world-turned-upside-down-by-k-ibura-excerpt-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour: When the World Turned Upside Down by K. Ibura (Excerpt + Giveaway!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ubb-blog-tour-banner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rockstarbooktours.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/when-the-world-turned-upside-down-tour-banner.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: When the World Turned Upside Down by K. Ibura (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Monday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for WHEN THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN by K. Ibura! I\u2019m so excited to share an excerpt of the book with you today, AND more information about the author and tour, PLUS you can enter the giveaway to win a print copy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/when-the-world-turned-upside-down-cover.png\" alt=\"Blog Tour: When the World Turned Upside Down by K. Ibura (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" title=\"Blog Tour: When the World Turned Upside Down by K. Ibura (Excerpt + Giveaway!)\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignleft\"><strong>When the World Turned Upside Down<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/authors\/k-ibura\/\">K. Ibura<\/a> <br><strong>Published on<\/strong>  February 1, 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/publishers\/scholastic-press\/\">Scholastic Press<\/a> <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/middle-grade\/\">Middle Grade<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/reviews\/genres\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 288 <br><strong>Add to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55977950-when-the-world-turned-upside-down\" target=\"_blank\">Goodreads<\/a> <br><strong>Author Links:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kiiniibura.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_Ibura\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kiburabooks\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/20893971.K_Ibura\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GxJksJ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kiburabooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> <br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>What do you do when the world shuts down? A heartwarming story of friendship and overcoming adversity in a time of COVID, <i>When the World Turns Upside Down<\/i> is about community, giving back, and understanding the world around us through the power of generosity from debut middle grade author K. Ibura.<br \/>\nNobody expected a tiny little virus to change the whole world in such a big way, especially not Shayla, Liam, Ai, and Ben. But when school closes to keep everyone safe, their lives turn upside down. It is one thing to learn that the outside world isn\u2019t safe, but why does it seem that the virus is causing trouble inside their homes too?<br \/>\nAs they each struggle to adjust to life in quarantine, they discover they are not alone: their apartment building is full of people who need their help. Working together, they begin to see that there is power in numbers. When they cooperate, they can ease each other\u2019s challenges and help their neighbors through tough times. It\u2019s a lesson they\u2019ll need when protests explode in the streets. Soon, each friend has to decide what it means to be part of a community\u2014and how much they\u2019re willing to do to make this world safer for everyone.<br \/>\nSet against the onset of COVID, <i>When the World Turned Upside Down<\/i> navigates issues of race and social justice in a heartwarming story of generosity, friendship, and the power of youth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-01-17T11:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nHappy Monday and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for WHEN THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN by K. Ibura! 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Ibura\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/kiiniibura.com\\\/\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"133874626X\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Kaity\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\\\/books\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": false,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Read-an-Excerpt-Winter-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15623\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter Five: Things Fall Apart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Shayla woke up, she picked up the three magnetic balls that sat on her bedside table. She flipped them around with her fingers while her mind tumbled through ideas of how to help her father. In the past few weeks, she had tried baking his favorite dessert, cleaning her room, and making him a cheer-up card, but he always gave her that soft sad smile, kissed her cheek, and went back to moping around the apartment. She looked at her mother\u2019s photograph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat should I do, Mom?\u201d she whispered. She wished she could call her, but it was the \u00admiddle&nbsp; of\u00ad the\u00ad night\u00ad on\u00ad the\u00ad other\u00ad side\u00ad of\u00ad the\u00ad world where her mother lived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as she was thinking about calling one of her uncles for help, she heard a sound she hadn\u2019t heard&nbsp; in&nbsp; a\u00ad long\u00ad time\u2014\u00adthe\u00ad sewing\u00ad machine!\u00ad She sprang out of bed, pulled off her bonnet, and went to the living room. There was her dad, sitting in his sewing chair and hunching over the machine. It was a comforting sight, seeing his shoulders leaning forward and his long black locks tied back so he could work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMorning, Daddy,\u201d Shayla said, rubbing the back of her neck and looking around the room. All the shiny, sparkly fabric was still piled in the corner and a stack of bold and colorful African prints sat on the floor next to his chair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMorning, Sassy,\u201d her dad said without pausing the machine. Shayla broke into a smile. He was the only person that called her \u201cSassy\u201d and it always made her feel warm inside.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI thought no one was ordering dresses anymore.\u201d \u201cThey\u2019re not,\u201d her dad replied. The machine never once stopped whirring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoooooo . . .\u201d Shayla went to stand next to her dad and watched the fabric run through the path of the stabbing needle. She was surprised to see half his&nbsp;face was covered from the bridge of his nose to his beard with a colorful mask.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoooooooo,\u201d her dad said. He finally paused the machine and looked over at Shayla. \u201cI\u2019m making masks. They\u2019re selling them everywhere. If I make a lot of them, I might be able to earn back some of the money we lost this season.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla was quiet for a few seconds. She didn\u2019t know how much masks cost, but they would have to sell a lot of them to replace the money from prom dresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd you\u2019re testing them out?\u201d Shayla asked, tugging at the elastic strap around his ear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYep,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She saw his eyes crinkle with a smile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do I look?\u201d he asked, lifting his chin. \u201cYou look like a boss,\u201d she said, giving him a fist bump. \u201cWhere\u2019s the pattern? Should I start cutting?\u201d \u201cYou can cut later. For now, you can grab a bunch of masks and deliver them to your friends,\u201d he said, pointing to a basket on the couch. Shayla looked inside and saw that it was full of masks. She turned to her dad in surprise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid you sew all night?\u201d she asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m just doing my part,\u201d he said with a shrug. \u201cNow go do yours before you have to get ready for school. Pick some out for your friends.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut the sign says . . .\u201d Shayla said, plunging her hand into the basketful of masks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her dad stopped sewing just as quickly as he had begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey need to change that old sign downstairs. There\u2019s new rules.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew rules that say I have to wear this?\u201d Shayla picked up a mask and let it dangle from her fingers. \u201cYes, to stop the virus from spreading. So you will wear one,\u201d he said, and started sewing again. Shayla kept digging through the basket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd my friends? We barely see each other anymore.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBen\u2019s been over here twice already and you see Liam in the park all the time. And you know there\u2019s no way I\u2019m going to be able to keep you and Ai apart.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla felt a stabbing feeling in her chest. Her dad had no idea she and Ai weren\u2019t friends anymore. \u201cMasks aren\u2019t safe enough if only one person is wearing them. So whenever you\u2019re together, you\u2019re all wearing masks. Got it?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla nodded, but her mind was flying. Her father\u2019s voice faded into the background as she imagined the four of them walking through a busy hospital hallway, wearing masks and saving lives. When she finally snapped out of it, her dad was reaching his hand out to her with a long narrow strip of fabric hanging from his fingers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSix feet. You have to keep six feet between you.\u201d \u201cSo, this is like a tape measure?\u201d She envisioned the green strip of plastic she loved to swipe from her&nbsp; father\u2019s sewing supplies to measure parts for her invented toys. Her dad nodded. \u201cGrab one end.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla grabbed it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow back up.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla backed away until the fabric strip was pulled tight between them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s six feet,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow are we supposed to play like that?\u201d Shayla asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her dad shrugged. \u201c You\u2019re creative, you\u2019ll figure it out.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing a mask to Ben and Liam would be easy, but showing up at Ai\u2019s door unexpectedly felt dangerous. Shayla could feel her heart thumping as she waited for Ai to answer. She knew she had started it when she had stopped hanging with Ai at school. But then Ai got her back by ignoring her in the building. Now everything between them was one big mess.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Ai opened the door and saw Shayla standing there, her eyebrows went up in surprise, then they drew together in confusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHi,\u201d Shayla said. She was sure Ai was going to slam the door in her face, but then she realized Ai\u2019s face was sad, not mad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAre you okay?\u201d Shayla asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai tried to talk, but instead she burst into tears. Shayla could hear her dad saying <em>Six feet! <\/em>in her mind, but she hoped a quick hug wouldn\u2019t hurt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d she asked after hugging Ai. Ai wiped her face. For a few seconds, she just stared at Shayla as if she was deciding whether or not to talk. Finally, she let out a shaky breath.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s my mom,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat? Is she sick?\u201d Shayla asked. She tried her best to keep her voice calm. Her emotions weren\u2019t going to help Ai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, it\u2019s not like that,\u201d Ai said. Then she crossed her arms. \u201cWait! Why do you have on a mask? Are you sick?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla shook her head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy dad said we have to wear them now and . . .\u201d She paused and looked at Ai awkwardly. Then she scrambled backward. \u201cAnd stand six feet away from each other.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGerms,\u201d Ai said, and nodded. \u201cMy dad wears his mask at the hospital all day. He comes home with marks on his face here and here.\u201d Ai pointed to each of her cheeks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo you already know about this? Everybody&#8217;s supposed to wear them now.\u201d Shayla held out one of&nbsp; her dad\u2019s masks. \u201cMy dad made one for you too.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla had picked one that was Ai\u2019s favorite color\u2014 a deep, dark indigo blue. Ai smiled when she saw it. But in the few seconds it took for her to reach out and grab the mask, the worried look returned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, your mom?\u201d Shayla asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s not sick. It\u2019s . . .\u201d Ai looked down at her feet. \u201cIt\u2019s like a Liam thing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, she had a panic attack?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai shook her head no.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe\u2019s been in bed for weeks. She won\u2019t leave her bedroom.\u201d Ai looked like she was going to burst into tears again, but then her father called her from inside the apartment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, Ayah?\u201d Ai said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou should be in the kitchen!\u201d he yelled. \u201cThe kitchen?\u201d Shayla asked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m supposed to start lunch before class. I have to go,\u201d Ai said, and moved away from the door. \u201cBut you don\u2019t . . .\u201d Shayla was going to say that Ai didn\u2019t know how to cook, but Ai shut the door before she could finish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shayla stood there for a few seconds, her mind busily trying to make sense of everything they had just talked about. The world might have turned upside down and they may not be friends anymore, but there was no way she was going to leave Ai to sort this out by herself. She stood taller and made a silent promise to find a way to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chapter Six: Friends to the Rescue&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai piled an onion, a tomato, a head of garlic, and some lemongrass on the counter. Behind that she lined up two cans of coconut milk, kecap manis sauce, and shrimp paste. Then she put her hands on her hips and stared at it all. These were the seven things she always saw out whenever her mother cooked. She&nbsp;turned her head and stared down the hallway at the door to&nbsp;her sister Kartika\u2019s room. It was closed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kartika was the only person in the apartment besides her mother who knew how to cook a whole meal, but her father had told her she was absolutely not allowed to disturb Kartika right now. With midterms fast approaching, he refused to let the quarantine influence Kartika\u2019s grades. Ai sighed. She looked at the rice cooker on the counter, but she was afraid to use it. The one thing she was confident she could do was boil water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She grabbed the rice from the cupboard. She found a saucepot in the cupboard, filled it halfway with water, and put it on the stove to boil. Then she took the chicken out of the refrigerator, sat it on the counter, and stared at it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s you and me, chicken,\u201d she whispered under her breath.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right when she was about to free the chicken from the plastic packaging, the doorbell rang. Ai rushed to the door and yanked it open.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy dad is . . .\u201d Ai was going to tell Shayla that her dad was sleeping and she couldn\u2019t ring the bell any more, but she stopped short when she saw that there were two people outside her apartment: Ben and Shayla\u2014 both wearing masks\u2014 standing there on the opposite side of the door.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGet your mask on,\u201d Shayla said. \u201cWe came to help.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai frowned<em>. <\/em>She felt a tug- of- war inside. On the one hand, she didn\u2019t want Shayla to think that anything had changed. Just because she\u2019d cried in front of Shayla didn\u2019t mean she was going to invite her in\u2014 at&nbsp;least not until she knew she could trust her again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, she didn\u2019t want to go back to the kitchen to face the mysteries of cooking all by herself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat makes you think I would invite you in?\u201d she asked with a glare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCome on, Ai,\u201d Shayla said. \u201cEverybody knows you can\u2019t cook.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai\u2019s face darkened with annoyance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can\u2019t cook either,\u201d Ai said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why he\u2019s here,\u201d Shayla said, jerking her head at Ben. \u201cLet us in.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ai stood in the doorway, not moving. The truth was her fight with Shayla wasn\u2019t the only reason she didn\u2019t want to let them in. She didn\u2019t want to show anyone how much her apartment had changed. It used to be full of family sounds, but now it had turned into a zombie house. Between her mother\u2019s depression, her father\u2019s exhaustion, and her sister\u2019s constant studying, the apartment was filled with a deadly silence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAi,\u201d Shayla said, breaking into Ai\u2019s thoughts. \u201cWhat do you have to cook?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChicken,\u201d Ai said. \u201cChicken and rice.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can help you,\u201d Shayla said. \u201cYou can go back to ignoring me tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/About-the-Author-Winter-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15614\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\"><h3>About K. Ibura<\/h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/K-Ibura-350x350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\"><p>K. IBURA is an essayist, science fiction and fantasy short story writer, and painter from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five in a family of human rights activists, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees, locusts and mosquitoes, cousins and neighbors. Her short story collection Ancient, Ancient won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for 2012. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Enter-the-Giveaway-Winter-2021.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15613\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e2389ba21391\/\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enter here to win a print copy of&nbsp;<em>When the World Turned Upside Down<\/em> by K. Ibura!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(US Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/snowflakes-december-2021-divider-1-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaitgoodwin.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/And-Now-I-Have-Some-Questions-for-You-Winter-2021-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15599\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you think about <em>When the World Turned Upside Down<\/em>? 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