Cuckoo Song

Hardinge, Frances

ISBN 10: 1419714805 / ISBN 13: 9781419714801

Verlag: Amulet Books, 2015

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1419714805-11-30992800

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<div><b>A disturbing secret haunts two sisters in this spine-chilling YA historical thriller from award-winning author Frances Hardinge</b><br> &#160;<br><b>An ALA/ALSC Notable Children&#8217;s Book</b><br> &#160;<br> Following a mysterious accident that leaves her sopping wet, Triss awakens to a world that&#8217;s eerily off-kilter. Her memories are muddled, her sister despises her, and when she brushes her hair, out come crumbled fragments of leaves.<br> &#160;<br> Is she going mad? Or did her accident trigger a nightmarish chain of events? In her quest to learn the truth, Triss ventures from the shelter of her parents&#8217; protective wings into the city&#8217;s underbelly. There she encounters strange creatures whose grand schemes could forever alter<br> the fates of her family.<br> &#160;<br> From master storyteller Frances Hardinge comes the unnerving tale of one girl&#8217;s struggle to confront her darkest fears in order to triumph over a world where nothing is as it seems.<br> &#160;</div>

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: <div><a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/contributor/frances-hardinge_10732420/"><b>Frances Hardinge</b></a>&#160;is the winner of the Costa Book of the Year and Costa Children&#8217;s Book Awards for <i>The Lie Tree.&#160;</i>She is also the author of&#160;<i>The Lost Conspiracy</i> (five starred reviews; <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Prize finalist),<i> Fly by Night</i> (shortlisted for the <i>Guardian</i> Children&#8217;s Fiction Prize), <i>Well Witched</i> (<i>School Library Journal </i>Best Book of 2008), and <i>Fly Trap</i> (shortlisted for the <i>Guardian</i> prize, longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal). She lives in England.&#160;<a href="http://www.franceshardinge.com/">www.franceshardinge.com</a>.</div>

<div><b>Frances Hardinge</b> is the winner of the Costa Book of the Year for <i>The Lie Tree</i>, one of just two young adult novels to win the major UK literary prize. Known for her beautiful use of language, Hardinge has written many critically acclaimed novels, including <i>Cuckoo Song</i>,<i> Gullstruck </i><i>Island</i>,<i> Fly by Night</i>,<i> Verdigris Deep</i>, and <i>Fly Trap</i>. She lives in England. Visit her at franceshardinge.com.</div>

Frances Hardinge is the winner of the Costa Book of the Year and Costa Children's Book Awards for The Lie Tree. She is also the author of The Lost Conspiracy (five starred reviews; Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist), Fly by Night (shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize), Well Witched (School Library Journal Best Book of 2008), and Fly Trap (shortlisted for the Guardian prize, longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal). She lives in England. www.franceshardinge.com.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cuckoo Song
Verlag: Amulet Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Einband: hardcover
Zustand: New