The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic
Publisher
Interlude Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781945053245
Pages
304 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Desperate to pay for college, Bridger Whitt is willing to overlook the peculiarities of his new job--entering via the roof, the weird stacks of old books and even older scrolls, the seemingly incorporeal voices he hears from time to time--but it's pretty hard to ignore being pulled under Lake Michigan by ... mermaids? Worse yet, this happens in front of his new crush, Leo, the dreamy football star who just moved to town. Fantastic. When he discovers his eccentric employer Pavel Chudinov is an intermediary between the human world and its myths, Bridger is plunged into a world of pixies, werewolves, and Sasquatch. The realm of myths and magic is growing increasingly unstable, and it is up to Bridger to ascertain the cause of the chaos, eliminate the problem, and help his boss keep the real world from finding the world of myths.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Gay/Lesbian; single mother; gay; gay teenager
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Puerto Rican) / White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult (Speculative Fiction)
INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, 2017, Gold, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
part-time job; college; magic; Midden, Michigan; magical creatures; mythology; football; cryptids
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Lukens, F.T., "The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths and Magic" (2017). Diverse Families. 1902.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1902