| White Cat Reissue Edition Contributor(s): Black, Holly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481444530 ISBN-13: 9781481444538 Publisher: S&s/Saga Press OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009033979 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Series: Curse Workers |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.3" W x 7.5" (0.35 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 137687 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first installment in The Curse Workers series from New York Times bestselling author Holly Black: "Urban fantasy, con story--whatever you call it, read it" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Cassel comes from a family of con artists and grifters, all of them curse workers but him. On top of that, Cassel is plagued by guilt that he killed his best friend, Lila, years ago. When Cassel begins to have strange dreams about a white cat and people around him are losing their memories, he starts to wonder what really happened to Lila, and what that means about his actions. In Cassel's search for answers about Lila and himself, he realizes that his brothers have been conning him for years, and that the final piece in their quest for power is about to fall into place. Cassel has other ideas. He's going to create an even more elaborate trap and, with Lila's help, con a bunch of magic using conmen. This "beautifully realized dark fantasy...with prose that moves from stark simplicity to almost surreal intensity in a moment" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is rife with the unexpected. "Readers will be hooked" (Booklist) on White Cat. |
Contributor Bio(s): Black, Holly: - Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), the Modern Faerie Tales series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), and the Folk of the Air series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of both an Andre Norton Award and a Newbery Honor. She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly.com. |