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296 pp.
| Disney/Hyperion |
July, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4847-0901-6$16.99
(4)
4-6
In 1899 North Carolina, catlike girl Serafina lives in the glamorous Biltmore Estate, unbeknownst to anyone except her maintenance-man father. That changes when she witnesses a fantastical assault from her basement hideaway: a man absorbs a screaming girl into his cloak. To save her, Serafina comes out of hiding and discovers her own strange heritage. Steady suspense mostly compensates for an unwieldy plot.