Shadowshaper (the Shadowshaper Cypher, Book 1): Volume 1 Contributor(s): Older, Daniel José (Author) |
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ISBN: 133803247X ISBN-13: 9781338032475 Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary - Young Adult Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 12-17 |
Grade Level: 7-12 |
Lexile Measure: 640 HL (High-Low) |
Series: Shadowshaper Cypher |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.54 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2017 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 174530 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Magnificent. -- Holly Black, New York Times Book ReviewCome to the crossroads, to the crossroads comeSierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborhood begin to weep real tears . . . Well, something more sinister than the usual Brooklyn ruckus is going on.Where the powers converge and become oneWith the help of a fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one -- and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. Now she must unravel her family's past, take down the killer in the present, and save the future of shadowshaping for herself and generations to come.Full of a joyful, defiant spirit and writing as luscious as a Brooklyn summer night, Shadowshaper introduces a fantasy heroine and magic unlike any you've ever seen before, and marks the YA debut of a brilliant new storyteller. |
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