Synopsis Holly Black, author of a bestselling children's fantasy series, the Spiderwick Chronicles, writes for a somewhat more mature audience with this urban YA fantasy, set in the same milieu as her debut novel, TITHE. After Valerie "Val" Russell discovers her boyfriend and her mother in a compromising position, the teenager runs away from her New Jersey suburban home to live in the New York subway tunnels with a trio of newly met acquaintances. From them, Val learns that magic and faeries are very real--and very dangerous. Unfortunately, the lesson doesn't come soon enough to prevent her from becoming indentured to a faerie, a troll named Ravus.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2006-09-26 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 314 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note When she runs away to New York with a new identity in the hopes of getting lost in the crowd, seventeen-year-old Valerie Russell finds that escape from her own reality is impossible as she encounters colorful, desperate, and strange new friends who end up giving her the surprise of her life. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "[A] compelling, edgy read complete with faerie murders and shaven-headed heroines." Kirkus (06/01/2005)
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