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City of Light, City of Dark
Sarah has been told falsely that her mother died. Carlos can’t understand why an old blind man is so interested in a subway token he’s found. Together, Sarah and Carlos discover the truth: The evil Mr. Underton was blinded by Sarah’s mother eleven years ago when he tried to steal the token that’s the source of power for New York City. If the token isn’t delivered to safekeeping each December 21st, the whole city will freeze. Story Behind the Story I was living in Los Angeles, so, naturally, I wrote a fantasy about New York City. What’s more I sold it to a publisher. But as I continued to think about the book I had a crucial (and a self-critical) thought: It’s a story about NYC and there are no people of color or Hispanics in it. Wrong. I called the editor who had bought the book, and shared my thoughts. Long pause. She said, “I’ll have to talk to marketing about that.” There were a few more exchanges, the upshot being that if I went in that (inclusive) direction, she no longer wanted the book. read more Awards and Honors Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, 1993 Review
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