The Kingdom of Little Wounds Contributor(s): Cokal, Susann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763666947 ISBN-13: 9780763666941 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2013 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2013933162 |
Age Level: 16-UP |
Grade Level: 11-UP |
Lexile Measure: 930(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" L (1.70 lbs) 554 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Awards: Michael L. Printz Award, Honor Book, Young Adult, 2014 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2013 Publishers Weekly 09/23/2013 Booklist 11/01/2013 pg. 74 PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 26 Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most School Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 124 New York Times Book Review 12/22/2013 pg. 16 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 261 - Book Of Special Distinction Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 104 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 163709 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 21.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book A young seamstress and a royal nursemaid find themselves at the center of an epic power struggle in this stunning young-adult debut. On the eve of Princess Sophia's wedding, the Scandinavian city of Skyggehavn prepares to fete the occasion with a sumptuous display of riches: brocade and satin and jewels, feasts of sugar fruit and sweet spiced wine. Yet beneath the veneer of celebration, a shiver of darkness creeps through the palace halls. A mysterious illness plagues the royal family, threatening the lives of the throne's heirs, and a courtier's wolfish hunger for the king's favors sets a devious plot in motion. Here in the palace at Skyggehavn, things are seldom as they seem -- and when a single errant prick of a needle sets off a series of events that will alter the course of history, the fates of seamstress Ava Bingen and mute nursemaid Midi Sorte become irrevocably intertwined with that of mad Queen Isabel. As they navigate a tangled web of palace intrigue, power-lust, and deception, Ava and Midi must carve out their own survival any way they can. |
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