Celebrating unlikely heroes in young adult fantasy novels. Sometimes comic book heroes arent so black and white. Maggie harcourt, author of unconventional top ten unlikely romantic heroes hi everyone and welcome to day two of meet the authors, where i introduce the person behind the book to its readers. The fantasyfantasy adventure genre has long enjoyed a lot of fanfare in books, but movies are a little bit harder to come by.
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