changeling

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That metaphor of the outcast changeling, rejected for who she is at her core by a rigid society, earned a loyal following — and accolades, including an Eisner Award and a National Book Award nomination.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Seven recruits him to help find the changeling, which is, on its face, a great idea.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

A New York Times review of the film said Oberon had "perfectly caught the restless, changeling spirit of the Brontë heroine".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2022

A deliciously twisty spin on a changeling story, Cuckoo Song is aimed at young readers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 31, 2019

It was as if he were a changeling, a troubled child not so secretly adopted by the Icelanders, but with love and without foreboding.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady