Along the way there is a fun group of friends, supportive parents, a possibly haunted house, and an intuitive therapist. While Bastián and Lore try to learn more about what lies beneath the lake, and how Bastián’s alebrije fit into that world, their friendship develops into romance, and they each become comfortable in who they are. In Lakelore the teens are each on a quest to fully embrace their nonbinary status, while also dealing with ADHD and dyslexia, and these coming-of-age journeys propel the plot far more than the magic elements. McLemore’s previous books, including Wild Beauty and The Mirror Season, have showcased the author’s deft touch in weaving magic through plots that include mystery and family drama. The alebrije are created by Bastián, one of the two protagonists, who, along with their friend Lore, is on a personal journey to discover themselves and how they fit in the world.
The magic elements are subtle and largely expressed through the papier-mâché construction of alebrije, Mexican folk art sculptures of imaginary creature which come to life in the narrative. The delicate contemporary fantasy Lakelore uses author Anna-Marie McLemore’s familiar lush language to describe a strange and beautiful world beneath a lake and the two teenagers who explore it. There’s just one problem: Bastián and Lore haven’t spoken in seven years, and working together means trusting each other with the very things they’re trying to hide.Lakelore, Anna-Marie McLemore ( Feiwel and Friends 978-4-7, $18.99, 304pp, hc) March 2022.
If Bastián and Lore don’t want it bringing their secrets to the surface with it, they have to stop it, and to do that, they have to work together.
The world under the lake drifts above the surface. Then the lines between air and water begin to blur. Lore’s only seen the world under the lake once, but that one encounter changed their life and their fate. Bastián grew up both above the lake and in the otherworldly space beneath it. But Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who’ve been there. In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact?Įveryone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Fiction, LGBTQIA+ (Fiction)
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