As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
233 pp.
| Philomel |
February, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-25517-5$16.99
(2)
4-6
Down-on-his-luck Mason Burgess rents rooms to seemingly disparate characters. They live in a world much like our own, but one populated by those who have Talents (and those who don't). Cady, a young cake baker (nine recipes included), gives the novel its heart. Her search for family uncovers a multilayered backstory, with events from each character's life connecting to her own.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2013