Celebration illustrator-Olivia Lomenech Gill Tessa soon learns that she

Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform

Only the Blackthorns can find it

A beautiful

When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why

they are blown across the Deadly Desert in a ferocious storm

Celebration illustrator-Olivia Lomenech Gill Tessa soon learns that sheRoy Gerrard (1935 1997) was an English author and illustrator, whose work is typified by its whimsical, bouncy characters, and verse storytelling. Gerrard's books often treat specific historical time periods, and Roise and the Rustlers takes place in the Old West, which Gerrard renders in his delightful, intricate watercolors.