| The Game of Love and Death Contributor(s): Brockenbrough, Martha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545924227 ISBN-13: 9780545924221 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Relationships |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 178072 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Not since The Book Thief has the character of Death played such an original and affecting part in a book for young people.Flora and Henry were born a few blocks from each other, innocent of the forces that might keep a white boy and an African American girl apart; years later they meet again and their mutual love of music sparks an even more powerful connection. But what Flora and Henry don't know is that they are pawns in a game played by the eternal adversaries Love and Death, here brilliantly reimagined as two extremely sympathetic and fascinating characters. Can their hearts and their wills overcome not only their earthly circumstances, but forces that have battled throughout history? In the rainy Seattle of the 1920's, romance blooms among the jazz clubs, the mansions of the wealthy, and the shanty towns of the poor. But what is more powerful: love? Or death? |