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CBC Showcase: Women's History Month and National Poetry Month
Employing a mixture of gritty reality and richly drawn magical elements, this unique tale of self-discovery will captivate readers of both contemporary fiction and fantasy.
by Louise Spiegler
In a society similar to ours in some ways, 16-year-old Serena and her older sister, Willow, struggle to get by in a tough, crime-infested urban neighborhood. By birth they are half Yulang, half Gorgio, but are accepted by neither race. A run-in with social services, aptly nicknamed the Cruelty, launches Serena on a journey that is at once an escape and a quest. With the help of Shem, Serena travels deep into the mountains, where precious gems are mined, and across barren plains, where white-clad Trident Riders are terrorizing anyone who is not Gorgio, to reunite her family.
Ages 12 and up
ISBN: 0-618-48572-4
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Clarion Books
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