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A Skinful of Shadows
Contributor(s): Hardinge, Frances (Author)
ISBN: 1419725726     ISBN-13: 9781419725722
Publisher: Amulet Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Historical
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2017039466
Lexile Measure: 800
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (1.24 lbs) 432 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 192418
Reading Level: 5.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 17.0
 
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Publisher Description:
A teen is on the run from ghosts during the English Civil War in this YA historical fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge

Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space within them, perfect for hiding

Young Makepeace has learned to defend herself from the ghosts that try to possess her in the night, desperate for refuge, but one day a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard. And now there's a spirit inside her.

The spirit is wild, brutish, and strong, and it may be her only defense when she is sent to live with her father's rich and powerful family. There is talk of civil war, and they need people like her to protect their dark and terrible family secret. But as she plans to escape and heads out into a country torn apart by war, Makepeace must decide which is worse: possession--or death.


Contributor Bio(s): Hardinge, Frances: - Frances Hardinge is the winner of the 2015 Costa Book of the Year for The Lie Tree, one of just two young adult novels to win this major UK literary prize. She is the author of several books for young people, including Cuckoo Song, Fly By Night, and A Face Like Glass. She lives in England.