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465 pp.
| Little |
October, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-50888-9$17.99
|
EbookISBN 978-0-316-50886-5
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Jim Madsen.
"Cursed" child Morrigan discovers she's a candidate for the Wundrous Society, but if she fails any of the upcoming trials, including displaying a "knack" she's convinced she doesn't have, she'll be sent home to almost certain death. Full of fantastical invention, Townsend's debut novel reveals original conceits with each page turn. Ever-heightening stakes give the trials tension and keep readers guessing well into the denouement.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2017