They grew up in a succession of unpleasant orphanages with nothing but the letter P as a last name. One night many years before the beginning of our story, the parents of our protagonists Kate, Michael, and Emma gave them to unknown persons and disappeared, never to be heard from again. That such a TV producer/writer would move into YA fantasy fiction is itself an unusual turn, coupled with the gifted prose of the tale itself, makes The Emerald Atlas a uniquely enjoyable experience. It is a classic bildungsroman (coming of age tale) that breathes in the traditional elements of such a story, innovative and creatively adapted for maximum originality by John Stephens, the executive producer of Gossip Girls and a staff writer on the Gilmore Girls. This was one of the most interesting books I have read in a very long time.
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