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''Summerland'' is a 2002 juvenile/young adult novel by [[Michael Chabon (Creator)|Michael Chabon]] about a group of young children who seek to save the world by playing [[Serious Business|baseball]]. It interweaves elements of a parallel-universe road trip, [[The Quest]] and a World Series. It is one of the bestselling children's books of all time.
''Summerland'' is a 2002 juvenile/young adult novel by [[Michael Chabon]] about a group of young children who seek to save the world by playing [[Serious Business|baseball]]. It interweaves elements of a parallel-universe road trip, [[The Quest]] and a World Series. It is one of the bestselling children's books of all time.


Its less basic premise is this: Summerland is a magical place where the local Little League gathers to play baseball on a perfectly manicured lawn, and the sun is always shining in a flawless blue sky. However, the small beings known as [[The Fair Folk|ferishers]], who ensure this perfect weather, are threatened by an ancient enemy and need a hero—a baseball star, in fact—to vanquish their foe.
Its less basic premise is this: Summerland is a magical place where the local Little League gathers to play baseball on a perfectly manicured lawn, and the sun is always shining in a flawless blue sky. However, the small beings known as [[The Fair Folk|ferishers]], who ensure this perfect weather, are threatened by an ancient enemy and need a hero—a baseball star, in fact—to vanquish their foe.
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* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: Jennifer T. gets irked when people just call her "Jennifer." Or "Jenny."
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]]: Jennifer T. gets irked when people just call her "Jennifer." Or "Jenny."
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: Chiron "Ringfinger" Brown.
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: Chiron "Ringfinger" Brown.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: What Coyote is setting out to achieve.
* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: What Coyote is setting out to achieve.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Rob Padfoot.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Rob Padfoot.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Coyote.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Coyote.
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: The Summerlands and nearby realms are based on a weird mishmash of Native American and Norse mythology and American tall tales. With wormholes, [[Zeppelins From Another World]], and universe-destroying [[Applied Phlebotinum]] thrown in for good measure.
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: The Summerlands and nearby realms are based on a weird mishmash of Native American and Norse mythology and American tall tales. With wormholes, [[Zeppelins from Another World]], and universe-destroying [[Applied Phlebotinum]] thrown in for good measure.
* [[Flying Car|Flying Cars]]: The Ferishers regularly get around in flying buses.
* [[Flying Car|Flying Cars]]: The Ferishers regularly get around in flying buses.
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: One of Ethan's companions is a hulking, monstrous Sasquatch named..."Taffy."
* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: One of Ethan's companions is a hulking, monstrous Sasquatch named..."Taffy."
* [[Genre Shift]]: Starts out as [[Magic Realism]], but becomes [[High Fantasy]] once the [[Save the World]] plot begins.
* [[Genre Shift]]: Starts out as [[Magic Realism]], but becomes [[High Fantasy]] once the [[Save the World]] plot begins.
* [[Handsome Devil]]: Coyote is described like this.
* [[Handsome Devil]]: Coyote is described like this.
* [[Hijacked By Jesus]]
* [[Hijacked by Jesus]]
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: The Ferishers are able to get around pretty easily because they're invisible to anyone who doesn't believe in fairies.
* [[Invisible to Normals]]: The Ferishers are able to get around pretty easily because they're invisible to anyone who doesn't believe in fairies.
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: Chiron Brown is nicknamed "Ringfinger" because his ring finger is missing.
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: Chiron Brown is nicknamed "Ringfinger" because his ring finger is missing.
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* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Chiron "Ringfinger" Brown is 109 years old, but hasn't aged in decades.
* [[Really 700 Years Old]]: Chiron "Ringfinger" Brown is 109 years old, but hasn't aged in decades.
* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: (taken from the page) ''Summerland'' takes place in a world that cheerily mashes together Native American and Norse mythology. This leads to the reveal, utterly brain-breaking if you know your mythology, that {{spoiler|Coyote Changer}} is also {{spoiler|Loki and the Devil}}. Seriously. (And for its next trick, the rules of the Universe are based on those of baseball.)
* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: (taken from the page) ''Summerland'' takes place in a world that cheerily mashes together Native American and Norse mythology. This leads to the reveal, utterly brain-breaking if you know your mythology, that {{spoiler|Coyote Changer}} is also {{spoiler|Loki and the Devil}}. Seriously. (And for its next trick, the rules of the Universe are based on those of baseball.)
* [[Shout Out]]: Spider Rose is named after Chabon's daughter, Ida-Rose Chabon.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Spider Rose is named after Chabon's daughter, Ida-Rose Chabon.
** One scene mentions that Ethan sleeps wearing an extra-large [[Hellboy]] t-shirt. This is likely a [[Shout Out]] to [[Dark Horse Comics]], who published a comic book spin-off of Chabon's previous novel ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay]]''.
** One scene mentions that Ethan sleeps wearing an extra-large [[Hellboy]] t-shirt. This is likely a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Dark Horse Comics]], who published a comic book spin-off of Chabon's previous novel ''[[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay]]''.
* [[The Quest]]: If you strip the book down to its bare bones, this is essentially the plot.
* [[The Quest]]: If you strip the book down to its bare bones, this is essentially the plot.
* [[Thinking Up Portals]]: There is a whole subclass of people, called "Shadowtails," who can do this either to teleport from place to place (called "scampering") or to teleport to different worlds on the Lodgepole (called "leaping"). Thor Wignutt turns out to be one, and he uses his power to take himself and his companions to the Summerlands.
* [[Thinking Up Portals]]: There is a whole subclass of people, called "Shadowtails," who can do this either to teleport from place to place (called "scampering") or to teleport to different worlds on the Lodgepole (called "leaping"). Thor Wignutt turns out to be one, and he uses his power to take himself and his companions to the Summerlands.
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* [[World Tree]]: The Lodgepole. Ethan and his friends are trying to fix it (by playing baseball).
* [[World Tree]]: The Lodgepole. Ethan and his friends are trying to fix it (by playing baseball).
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: Ethan's nickname on his baseball team is "the Dog," because he's always hoping for a "walk" when he goes up to bat.
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: Ethan's nickname on his baseball team is "the Dog," because he's always hoping for a "walk" when he goes up to bat.
* [[Zeppelins From Another World]]: Ethan's dad has developed a new type of Zeppelin that the average American family can use for transportation in lieu of a car. This is our first hint that not everything in Ethan's life is quite normal.
* [[Zeppelins from Another World]]: Ethan's dad has developed a new type of Zeppelin that the average American family can use for transportation in lieu of a car. This is our first hint that not everything in Ethan's life is quite normal.


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