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Its theatrical fantasy celebrates art as identity and resistance.
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Goblin Secrets
William Alexander2012 selection · Young readers
Goblin Secrets
An orphan joins a troupe of mask-wearing goblin actors while searching a strange city for his missing brother.
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You like imaginative, compact fantasy adventures.
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