MELODY GILLIS AND THE PORCELAIN MAN is a middle-grade coming-of-age fiction that uses magical realism to explore internal and external change, relationships, and the nature of true love. At a little under 90,000 words, it explores Melody’s complicated relationship to her mother and a monster of a man, through the lens of whimsical metaphor and fairy tale tones. 

This novel is significant in that it seeks to detail the steps of grooming from the child's perspective, providing parents, therapists, and teachers with a tool for discussing consent, grooming, and healthy relationships. Yet, it maintains its fun, fanciful, and entertaining style of writing throughout. 

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