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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-10006326935X

ISBN-139780063269354

eBay Product ID (ePID)10061250421

Product Key Features

Book TitleKindling

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicWar & Military, Social Themes / Death & Dying, General, Fantasy / Epic

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorTraci Chee

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2023-937094

Reviews"Both a mesmerizing fantasy adventure and a haunting meditation on shared trauma." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A thorough and gut-wrenching exploration of finding reasons to move forward after devastating loss and darkness and how community and connection can breed hope that will linger with readers long after the last page." -- Booklist (starred review), "Both a mesmerizing fantasy adventure and a haunting meditation on shared trauma." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "Both a mesmerizing fantasy adventure and a haunting meditation on shared trauma." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A thorough and gut-wrenching exploration of finding reasons to move forward after devastating loss and darkness and how community and connection can breed hope that will linger with readers long after the last page." -- Booklist (starred review) "Inventive." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a stand-alone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare--the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers--has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle. For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven . A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist A Kirkus Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far) An ALA Rainbow Round Table Top Ten Title for Teens An SLJ Best Book A Booklist Editor's Choice Four starred reviews! Once, the war was fought with kindlings--elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift. Violence still plagues the countryside, though, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again--or none of them will make it out alive. Traci Chee brilliantly crafts a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they're finally daring to believe., From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-ravaged world where kindling warfare--the use of elite, magic-wielding teenage soldiers--has been outlawed. In this rich and evocative novel, seven kindlings search for purpose and identity as they prepare for one final battle. For fans of the classic films Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven. Once, the war was fought with kindlings--elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift--their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs. Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again--or none of them will make it out alive. From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they're finally daring to believe.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.C497Ki 2024