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ISBN: 0765331721

ISBN13: 9780765331724

Among Others

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Winner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel Startling, unusual, and yet irresistably readable, Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment. Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna...

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A delicious feast of magic, family dysfunction, and way-finding

Walton made a space to show us all how to grow into ourselves in a world that wants to force you into a predetermined shape. Mori is living with grief and loss and self-discovery, and finding the boundaries of her needs and wants. Never has a magic system made so much intuitive sense to this reader, and rarely have a I found a book that demonstrates so well how to grow into yourself. The epigraph is something about what you would tell your past teenage self—that it will get better, that people will love you. And the whole narrative demonstrates this, as well as providing a delicious reading list of classic science fiction and fantasy novels. Walton has made a fully-realized character as well as crafting strong sentence structure and using rich descriptive settings.

Among Others Mentions in Our Blog

Among Others in Simon Snow and More Fun YA Series
Simon Snow and More Fun YA Series
Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 04, 2021

Rainbow Rowell’s new book, Any Way the Wind Blows, comes out tomorrow. It is the third installment in her acclaimed Simon Snow series. The series is a spinoff from Fangirl, one of Rowell’s other bestselling YA books. And if you’re a fan of Rowell’s work, we have recommendations for you.

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