Sisters & Misfits in YA Fantasy

Saturday, October 14, 2023 2:00 PM EDT
Off-Campus Location, Upstairs, Old Town Hall- 3999 University Drive, Fairfax

Explore the bonds of sisterhood–biological and chosen–in two outstanding new YA fantasy novels. Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman follows Seelie, an autistic changeling left in the human world as an infant, and her twin sister Isolde as they hunt for a fabled treasure. Author Andrew Joseph White says, “both meaningful and whirlwind-fun, Unseelie sparkles with mystery, adventure, and enchantment.” In a reimagining of the Robin Hood legend, Kelly Ann Jacobson’s Robin and Her Misfits centers around the “merry men,” a fierce gang of queer female bikers, street racers, and thieves, who pledge to steal from the rich and give back to girls in need. Author Jessamyn Violet says, “Robin and Her Misfits reads like the action movie with all-female leads you always hoped for… A greasy, gritty adventure carved for those who need a massive flip in the script.”