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The Door in Lake Mallion

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The Door in Lake Mallion brings readers into a world of magic, monsters, and the folks who love them, telling a story of dazzling performers, glowing mushroom cities, and the power of shining our light for everyone to see

"A hot ticket, chockablock with memorable performances." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Dunstan has had big ambitions his entire life — bigger than the small lakeside town of Knockum — imagining himself heading a chorus line with a leading man he hasn't quite cast yet. But on his way out of town for good, a gang of his classmates capture him and send him to the bottom of nearby Lake Mallion, rumored to harbor a magical door in its depths.

Before Dunstan drowns, the door opens. On the other side is the Geodom of Jet and the reptilian Prince Ven, who is on the run — from his past, his destiny, and the stories people tell about him. Now Ven has a chance to tell a different story, and he'll use Dunstan to pen the script.

But the door has been keeping a dangerous secret that not even the lakebed can contain, and both worlds hang in the balance. Will the final curtain reveal that not all lights are meant to shine?

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      Starred review from August 15, 2024
      A frustrated young thespian discovers an alien civilization that runs on mushrooms and musical theater in this second series entry. Fifteen-year-old Dunstan Cord's bright dreams have only slightly been dimmed by juvenile macular degeneration and a disruptive streak that's kept him out of the limelight in his lakeshore town of Knockum. But he finds himself a singular sensation after treacherous heartthrob Moss Richler (an A-lister with "teeth for miles") throws him overboard into the deep waters of Lake Mallion. Instead of drowning, Dunstan, who presents white, winds up in the large subterranean Geodom of Jet--where the reptilian residents are lit, fed, and housed by fungi that are powered by mysterious green Meteorlight, which is keyed to charismatic public performers called Truffledours. In no time, Dunstan is onstage, his imagination, "a thing alive that always ran away with him attached...cracked open, pouring out over the audience." Unfortunately, while also making a flashy connection with Jet's scaly, taily, totally kissable Prince Ven, he discovers a threat to Knockum and potentially all of Brindlewatch. The language is rich in references to stagecraft, and Beiko kits out her stagestruck teen with an easily relatable desire to shine, an eminently breakable heart as big as his personality, and a notably diverse queer supporting cast. By the end, hearts are mending and the threat is diverted, if only in what feels like a temporary way. A hot ticket, chockablock with memorable performances.(Fantasy. 13-18)

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