The Sweet Far Thing Contributor(s): Bray, Libba (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440237777 ISBN-13: 9780440237778 Publisher: Ember
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2009 Annotation: IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father a laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds. The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for. "From the Hardcover edition." |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Europe - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 2007031302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 13-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 640(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Readers Circle (Delacorte) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (1.45 lbs) 848 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 119499 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 30.0 |
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Publisher Description: The gripping conclusion to the critically acclaimed New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, an exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and Going Bovine. It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father alaudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds. The Order--the mysterious group her mother was once part of--is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for. A rare treat . . . beautifully crafted --People A huge work of massive ambition." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA #1 Book Sense Bestseller A New York Times Bestseller A Publishers Weekly Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A 2008 New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age CCBC Choice (Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
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