Wild Beauty Contributor(s): McLemore, Anna-Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250124557 ISBN-13: 9781250124555 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2017 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016058771 |
Age Level: 12-18 |
Grade Level: 7-13 |
Lexile Measure: 830(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.2" L (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2017 pg. 83 Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 80 Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017 pg. 65 Publishers Weekly 09/04/2017 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 118 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 193673 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: No one does magical realism quite like McLemore, and this third novel, laced with slow-burning suspense, folklore, romance, and spun together with exquisite, luxuriant prose, proves it., Sheer magic: fierce, bright, and blazing with possibility.-- Booklist (starred) Love grows such strange things. Anna-Marie McLemore's debut novel The Weight of Feathers garnered fabulous reviews and was a finalist for the prestigious YALSA Morris Award, and her second novel, When the Moon was Ours, was longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Now, in Wild Beauty, McLemore introduces a spellbinding setting and two characters who are drawn together by fate--and pulled apart by reality. For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women have tended the grounds of La Pradera, the lush estate gardens that enchant guests from around the world. They've also hidden a tragic legacy: if they fall in love too deeply, their lovers vanish. But then, after generations of vanishings, a strange boy appears in the gardens. The boy is a mystery to Estrella, the Nomeolvides girl who finds him, and to her family, but he's even more a mystery to himself; he knows nothing more about who he is or where he came from than his first name. As Estrella tries to help Fel piece together his unknown past, La Pradera leads them to secrets as dangerous as they are magical in this stunning exploration of love, loss, and family. |
Contributor Bio(s): McLemore, Anna-Marie: - Anna-Marie McLemore was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by her family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. She is the author of The Weight of Feathers, When the Moon Was Ours, Wild Beauty, and Blanca & Roja. |
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