| A Fierce and Subtle Poison Contributor(s): Mabry, Samantha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616205210 ISBN-13: 9781616205218 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2016 * Out of Print * |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Magical Realism - Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Paranormal |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015023792 |
| Age Level: 13-18 |
| Grade Level: 8-13 |
| Lexile Measure: 860(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/18/2016 Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 40 Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2016 School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 145 Foreword 02/29/2016 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2016 - Book Of Special Distinction Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 180931 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this stunning debut, legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl--Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family's Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He's grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers--and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life. A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, starcrossed romance--all delivered in lush, urgent prose. "A breathtaking story in which myths come to frightening life and buried wishes might actually come true. This is a hypnotic debut by a remarkable talent." --Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls |
Contributor Bio(s): Mabry, Samantha: - Samantha Mabry credits her tendency toward magical thinking to her Grandmother Garcia, who would wash money in the kitchen sink to rinse off any bad spirits. She teaches writing and Latino literature at a community college in Dallas, where she lives with her husband, a historian, and a cat named Mouse. She is the author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison and All the Wind in the World. Visit her online at samanthamabry.com or on Twitter: @samanthamabry. |
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