McGuire, Seanan - Every Heart a Doorway

Every Heart a Doorway

Author: Seanan McGuire

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult

Pages: 176

Publisher: Tor.com

Release Date: April 5, 2016

Format: Hardcover

Size (in cm): 21.8 (height) x 14.5 (width) x 1.6 (depth)

ISBN: 9780765385505

Synopsis:

Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children
No Solicitations
No Visitors
No Quests

Children have always disappeared under the right conditions; slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere... else.

But magical lands have little need for used-up miracle children.

Nancy tumbled once, but now she’s back. The things she’s experienced... they change a person. The children under Miss West’s care understand all too well. And each of them is seeking a way back to their own fantasy world.

But Nancy’s arrival marks a change at the Home. There’s a darkness just around each corner, and when tragedy strikes, it’s up to Nancy and her new-found schoolmates to get to the heart of the matter.

No matter the cost.

LGBT Themes:

• Asexual
• Our protagonist, Nancy, is asexual. A pal of hers is trans. Essentially every single character is of color or non-gender-conforming or non-straight and there is so much mental illness rep.

Relevant Tags:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Mystery, Asexual, LGBT, Novella, Queer, Urban Fantasy, Magical Realism