| Of Metal and Wishes Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Fine, Sarah (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442483598 ISBN-13: 9781442483590 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Love & Romance - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Horror |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014030266 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 172378 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This love story for the ages, set in a reimagined industrial Asia, is a little dark, a bit breathless, and completely compelling. A "grisly and satisfying" tale (Publishers Weekly) inspired by The Phantom of the Opera. Sixteen-year-old Wen assists her father in his medical clinic, housed in a slaughterhouse staffed by the Noor, men hired as cheap factory labor. Wen often hears the whisper of a ghost in the slaughterhouse, a ghost who grants wishes to those who need them most. And after one of the Noor humiliates Wen, the ghost grants an impulsive wish of hers--brutally. Guilt-ridden, Wen befriends the Noor, including the outspoken leader, a young man named Melik. At the same time, she is lured by the mystery of the ghost. As deadly accidents fuel tensions within the factory, Wen is torn between her growing feelings for Melik, who is enraged at the sadistic factory bosses and the prejudice faced by his people at the hand of Wen's, and her need to appease the ghost, who is determined to protect her against any threat--real or imagined. Will she determine whom to trust before the factory explodes, taking her down with it? |
Contributor Bio(s): Fine, Sarah: - Sarah Fine is the author of Of Metal and Wishes, Of Dreams and Rust, The Impostor Queen, The Cursed Queen, The True Queen, and The Guards of the Shadowlands series. She was born on the West Coast, raised in the Midwest, and is now firmly entrenched on the East Coast. When she's not writing, she's working as a child psychologist. Visit her at SarahFineBooks.com. |