![]() Author’s agent: Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary. ![]() The legends and folktales Milford ( The Broken Lands) creates add to Nagspeake’s charm and gently prepare the ground for a fantasy twist. Likewise, the fictional port of Nagspeake, whose daring smugglers face off against ruthless customs agents, makes for a unique and cozy setting, where Milo’s parents’ inn provides a refuge for “runners,” as the smugglers call themselves. The mysteries surrounding the guests and their connections to the inn unravel slowly, but Milo-with his resentment of the unexpected, his growing empathy, and his quick powers of deduction-is a well-drawn protagonist. Milo’s new persona allows him to imagine his Chinese birth family without the guilt he usually feels toward his loving adoptive parents when he does so. ![]() But his new friend Meddy has other ideas, and soon the pair is investigating a series of thefts and creating alter egos based on the role-playing game Odd Trails. Greenglass House: A National Book Award Winner Milford, Kate, Zollars, Jaime on. ![]() Twelve-year-old Milo’s Christmas looks ruined when five eccentric guests arrive at his parents’ inn on the first day of vacation. ![]()
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