![]() All this is to say that I probably should have been ready for the conjurings out of the brain of Donna Barba Higuera in The Last Cuentista but there’s something to be said for pleasant surprises too. We’ve seen recent strides in middle grade science fiction stories that include non-binary or queer characters, and more than a few have intersectional leanings (the Yoon Ha Lee’s Dragon Pearl comes immediately to mind). The sky’s the limit (a silly phrase in this case since a lot of these books go far beyond the sky but you get what I’m saying). That’s why it’s so silly when science fiction books for kids get all samey. All fine and good things but the whole point of the genre is to think up things that could be. ![]() Say the term “science fiction” and it conjures up images of robots and space rockets and the like. After all, the true joy of science fiction is its capacity for variety. ![]() ![]() The worst thing you can do to your dystopia is to let it grow stale. ** spoiler alert – Plot giveaways ahead ** ![]()
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