Sirens Contributor(s): Fox, Janet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142424307 ISBN-13: 9780142424308 Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Fans of The Great Gatsby, Libba Bray's The Diviners, and Bright Young Things will be captivated by Janet Fox's Roaring Twenties tale. Two girls. One gangster. A deadly secret. When Josephine's father ships her off to live with her rich cousins on the glittering island of Manhattan, he says it's to find a husband. But Jo knows better--there's trouble brewing, and in 1925, all that glitters is not gold. Caught up in a swirl of her cousin's bobbed-hair set--and the men that court them--Jo soon realizes that this world of jazz and gangsters and their molls hides a nest of lies. But when she befriends the girlfriend of one of the most powerful and dangerous gangesters in town, Jo begins to uncover secrets--secrets that threaten an empire and could destroy everyone she loves. Jo is faced with a choice: hang on to her soul, or lose herself in the decade of decadence. |