The Glittering Court Contributor(s): Mead, Richelle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1595148418 ISBN-13: 9781595148414 Publisher: Razorbill OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016287088 |
Lexile Measure: 750 |
Series: Glittering Court |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 416 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 182538 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER The Selection meets Reign in this dazzling trilogy of interwoven novels about three girls on a quest for freedom and true love from #1 internationally bestselling author Richelle Mead. Brilliant and original, Mead's new series starts off with a bang and will leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. --School Library Journal For a select group of girls, the Glittering Court offers a shot at a life they've only ever dreamed of, one of luxury, glamour, and leisure. To high-born Adelaide, whose wealthy family is forcing her into a loveless marriage, the Glittering Court represents something else: the chance to chart her own destiny, and adventure in an unspoiled, prosperous new land across the sea. After a chance meeting with the dazzling Cedric Thorn, Adelaide poses as a servant to join the crop of impoverished girls he promises to transform into proper ladies. But her familiarity with upper class life comes with a price: she must hide her identity from her new friends, mysterious refugee Mira and fiery former laundress Tamsin, and most importantly, from Cedric himself--even though she's falling in love with him. Everything begins to crumble when Cedric discovers Adelaide's ruse, and she catches the eye of a powerful young governor, who wants her for a wife. She didn't leave the gilded cage of her old life behind just to become someone else's property. But nothing is as daunting--or as wonderful--as the potent, forbidden attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. One that, if acted on, would make them both outcasts in a wild, dangerous, uncharted world, and possibly lead them to their deaths. |