{"id":12,"date":"2015-06-05T18:59:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:14:36","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87724155 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koehlerbooks.com\/book\/the-kaleidoscope-of-destiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1470\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kaleidoscope-of-destiny-cover.webp?resize=980%2C1470\" alt=\"kaleidoscope of destiny book cover\u2014a silhouette of a boy running through a kaleidoscope prism\" class=\"wp-image-480\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kaleidoscope-of-destiny-cover.webp?w=980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kaleidoscope-of-destiny-cover.webp?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kaleidoscope-of-destiny-cover.webp?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kaleidoscope-of-destiny-cover.webp?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><em>The Kaleidoscope of Destiny<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen-year-old Arakel, driven from his hometown in 1915 in the Ottoman Empire, fights to survive a harrowing forced march into the desert with thousands of other Armenians, and must reach out to people from different faiths and backgrounds, whom he considers enemies\u2014Turks, Kurds, Bedouins, Arab camel drivers, Germans, even a wandering dervish\u2014and figure out who to trust in a world of barbaric cruelty, confronting what lies deep within the human heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-order your copy now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e4ec366e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c126b804 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koehlerbooks.com\/book\/the-kaleidoscope-of-destiny\/\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koehler books<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/109191\/9798897473182\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookshop.org<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kaleidoscope-Destiny-Sarah-Ignatius\/dp\/B0H5P1G9TL\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-accent-3-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-kaleidoscope-of-destiny-sarah-ignatius\/1150423265?ean=9798897473182\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a0aa5dda wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b9cbc20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will <em>The Kaleidoscope of Destiny<\/em> be released?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah\u2019s debut novel will be released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koehlerbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koehler Books<\/a> in Fall 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent-6);border-top-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which awards has <em>The Kaleidoscope of Destiny<\/em> already won?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Honorable Mention, Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition of the National League of American Pen Women in the Novel Excerpt category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ruth Landers Glass Scholarship from the New England Society of Children\u2019s Books Writers and Illustrators (NESCBWI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Literature Artist Fellowship from the Somerville Arts Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89463222 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><em>Immigration Law and the Family<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book on immigration law was co-written by Sarah and Elisabeth Stickney under the auspices of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild. The latest edition was published by Thomson Reuters in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-accent-3-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/store.legal.thomsonreuters.com\/en-us\/products\/immigration-law-and-the-family-sub-30920803\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy from Thomson Reuters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1524\" height=\"1894\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?resize=1524%2C1894\" alt=\"immigration law and the family book cover\" class=\"wp-image-408\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?w=1524&amp;ssl=1 1524w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?resize=824%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 824w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?resize=768%2C954&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ignatius-immigration-law-book-cover.webp?resize=1236%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-3 has-custom-accent-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02e1ea7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-3--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c5822ade wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:70px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Sign up for Sarah\u2019s newsletter<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__supports-newline is-style-compact wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahignatius.com\/staging\/4657\/?post_type=page&#038;p=12\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px;margin: 0; 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