| Duckling Ugly Contributor(s): Shusterman, Neal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142406848 ISBN-13: 9780142406847 Publisher: Speak OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: Cara is so ugly, mirrors would rather break than show her reflection. Not even her own parents can deny her ugliness, and nothing can make up for the cruelty of her schoolmates. Tormented and tortured by the shallow people of Flocks Rest, Caras life is miserable. Then Cara receives a shimmering note from some exotic place suggesting that theres more to her than meets the eye. Cara wonders if her destiny has something to do with her recurring dreams of a beautiful green valley where the people are so accepting, her ugliness doesnt matter. Soon, Cara discovers that her valley of dreams is real. Its a place where the ugliest of ducklings can become swans. A swan, however, can have a serious taste for revenge . . . deadly revenge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy - Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Young Adult Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Dark Fusion |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.24" W x 7.08" (0.32 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108535 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cara is so ugly, mirrors would rather break than show her reflection. Not even her own parents can deny her ugliness, and nothing can make up for the cruelty of her schoolmates. Tormented and tortured by the shallow people of Flock's Rest, Cara's life is miserable. Then Cara receives a shimmering note from some exotic place suggesting that there's more to her than meets the eye. Cara wonders if her destiny has something to do with her recurring dreams of a beautiful green valley where the people are so accepting, her ugliness doesn't matter. Soon, Cara discovers that her valley of dreams is real. It's a place where the ugliest of ducklings can become swans. A swan, however, can have a serious taste for revenge . . . deadly revenge. |