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The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire Eight years after Graceling , Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck's reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle--disguised and alone--to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past. Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100803734735
ISBN-139780803734739
eBay Product ID (ePID)110942462
Product Key Features
Publication Year2012
TopicFantasy & Magic, General, Romance / General, Fantasy / Epic
Book TitleBitterblue
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
AuthorKristin Cashore
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience, Young Adults
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length8.5in.
Item Height1.7in.
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Width5.8in.
Additional Product Features
LCCN2011-035026
Age Range14-Up
Dewey DecimalFic
Grade toUp
Lc Classification NumberPz7.C26823bit 2012
Illustrated bySchoenherr, Ian
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Some authors can tell a good story; some can write well. Cashore is one of the rare novelists who do both. Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed, "Bitterblue" stands as a splendid contribution in long literary tradition.", Devastating and heartbreaking...those willing to take the risk will--like Bitterblue--achieve something even more precious: a hopeful beginning., Cashore's Imagined WORLD Is Brilliantly Detailed and Brimming with Vibrant and Dynamic Characters., Readers will gallop through [Bitterblue], eager to catch up on beloved characters and hopeful that the Seven Kingdoms can at last find peace. There are astonishing and sometimes heartbreaking discoveries...Buy all three volumes, in multiple copies., "Some authors can tell a good story; some can write well. Cashore is one of the rare novelists who do both. Thrillingly imagined and beautifully executed, "Bitterblue" stands as a splendid contribution in long literary tradition." -- New York Times Book Review "A story that transcends the genre with its emotional and philosophical weight." -- BCCB (starred review) "Devastating and heartbreaking...those willing to take the risk will--like Bitterblue--achieve something even more precious: a hopeful beginning." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Readers will gallop through [Bitterblue], eager to catch up on beloved characters and hopeful that the Seven Kingdoms can at last find peace. There are astonishing and sometimes heartbreaking discoveries...Buy all three volumes, in multiple copies." -- VOYA (starred review) "Cashore's imagined world is brilliantly detailed and brimming with vibrant and dynamic characters." -- School Library Journal (starred review) "Fans of...intricate political fantasies will relish this novel of palace intrigue." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Grade fromNinth Grade
IllustratedYes