Joseph Campbell would describe this moment as the "Call to Adventure." If you're unfamiliar with Campbell, he was a literature professor best known for his book "The Hero With A Thousand Faces," which basically says that all stories are the same. I'm obviously over simplifying, but Campbell was hugely influential to George Lucas... which, of course, is another influence here :) (both Campbell and Lucas, that is...)
Think STRANGER THINGS meets FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (but without the songs)... PALE OF SETTLEMENT is a YA fantasy set in 1881, after the assassination of Czar Alexander II (which really happened!). And after evil Cossacks kidnap a rabbi with a dark secret, it'll be up to his daughter to find the legendary Golem and save her dad... and the entire Russian empire. Along the way, she'll encounter monsters, magic... and romance!
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