Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie Contributor(s): Stiefvater, Maggie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738714844 ISBN-13: 9780738714844 Publisher: Flux
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2009 Annotation: "Ballad is giddy, intoxicating, and threatening all at once."--Tamora Pierce In this mesmerizing sequel to Lament, music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend, Deirdre, join a private conservatory for musicians. James' musical talent attracts Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. Composing beautiful music together unexpectedly leads to mutual admiration and love. Haunted by fiery visions of death, James realizes that Deirdre and Nuala are being hunted by the Fey and plunges into a soul-scorching battle with the Queen of the Fey to save their lives. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2009019393 |
Age Level: 12-17 |
Grade Level: 7-12 |
Lexile Measure: 740 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Gathering of Faerie (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.28" W x 8.04" L (0.70 lbs) 353 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Celtic - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Awards: Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal Winner, Children-Y/A Fiction, 2010 |
Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/2009 pg. 33 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2010 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2010 - Recommended - Better Than Most |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 138117 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER Remember us, so sing the dead, lest we remember you James Morgan has an almost unearthly gift for music. And it has attracted Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and then feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. James has plenty of reasons to fear the faeries, but as he and Nuala collaborate on an achingly beautiful musical composition, James finds his feelings towards Nuala deepening. But the rest of the fairies are not as harmless. As Halloween--the day of the dead--draws near, James will have to battle the Faerie Queen and the horned king of the dead to save Nuala's life and his soul. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stiefvater, Maggie: - After a tumultuous past as a history major, calligraphy instructor, wedding musician, technical editor, and equestrian artist, Maggie Stiefvater is now a full-time writer and New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy, The Scorpio Races, and The Raven Boys. Her debut series, the Books of Faerie, is published by Flux. Maggie lives in the middle of nowhere, Virginia, with her charmingly straight-laced husband, two kids, four neurotic dogs, and a 1973 Camaro named Loki. Follow her on Twitter at @mstiefvater, and visit her online at www.maggiestiefvater.com. |
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