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Amy, brooding on a family crisis, retreats to Central Park—from the
frying pan straight into the fire! Out of her past swoops her old
arch-enemy Kevin Malone, the neighborhood punk who used to bully
her. Angrily chasing him now through an arched passage under a park
roadway, she emerges into another world. Kevin's feverish imagination
has transformed Central Park into the Fayre Farre, a land of danger,
magic, and heroic adventure. Here, among castles, elves, monsters,
wild men, battles, and prophecies, Kevin is a Prince and a legendary
champion. He's also still a self-centered jerk with a chip on his
shoulder, and he's lost control of his magnificent creation: chaos and
destruction are sweeping the land. Despite Kevin's bravado, Amy sees
that he desperately needs her help. Will she risk her life in such a
thankless job, or just leave him to sort out his own mess? And either
way, where will that leave her?<
Reviews “…the author’s sly digs at the heroic fantasy genre are on the mark,
and Kevin makes an unusual hero. He's whiny, sullen, and
self-centered, but also a tragic figure with a nascent sense of
responsibility… Readers can sift through the whimsy for serious
themes or not, as they choose.”
—School Library Journal “…a perfect example of the mixing of genres (contemporary fiction and
high fantasy)… Underneath the plotline…is the more serious story of
the protagonist's coming to terms with her favorite cousin’s death,
and it's the touching way Charnas handles that story, along with her
engaging characters and smooth prose, that makes this novel so
successful…”
—Mystery Scene
ISBN: 978-1-61976-207-7 (13 digit)
Publication Date: Oct 2020
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