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376 pp.
| Clarion |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-45171-1$17.99
(3)
YA
Sixteen-year-old orphan Yonie supports herself in the Bad Bayous by interpreting the "guile" in objects customers bring her. After seeing clients with unusually malevolent objects, Yonie embarks on a quest that reveals secrets about guile and also about her family's history. Cooper's fresh fantasy boasts a new kind of magic, a compellingly original watery world, and memorable characters (including a talking cat).