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The girl of fire and thorns / Rae Carson.

Carson, Rae. (Author).

Summary:

A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062026484
  • ISBN: 0062026488
  • ISBN: 9780062026491
  • ISBN: 0062026496
  • Physical Description: 423 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel: The crown of embers.
Target Audience Note:
730L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5 15 147890.
Awards Note:
William C. Morris Finalist, 2012.
Subject: Queens > Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers > Juvenile fiction.
Prophecies > Juvenile fiction.
Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers > Fiction.
Prophecies > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 56 of 56 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Riverside Regional.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 56 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Riverside Regional-Benton Y CAR (Text)
Donation: Donated by Jackson Friends of the Library for Jackson - 2013. (c.2)
30000004257808 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Riverside Regional-Main Y CAR (Text) 30000005241603 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Riverside Regional-Perryville Y CAR (Text) 38354100536686 Young Adult Fiction Available -

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
by Carson, Rae
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The Girl of Fire and Thorns


"Rae Carson has proved she's a master and has shaken up the YA genre."--USAToday.com The first book in Rae Carson's award-winning and New York Times-bestselling trilogy! The Girl of Fire and Thorns is a sweeping journey full of adventure, sorcery, heartbreak, and power. Fans of Shadow & Bone and Game of Thrones, will devour this fantasy series. Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she has always felt powerless, useless. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king--a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs her to be the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he's not the only one who seeks her. Fierce enemies, seething with dark magic, are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people's savior. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within herself. If she doesn't die young. Most of the chosen do. William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten Pick Andre Norton Award Finalist A Texas Tayshas Selection Ohioana Book Award YA winner Don't miss The Empire of Dreams, Rae Carson's action-packed return to the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns!

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