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***STARRED REVIEW*** ""Gravett's spectacularly misty, atmospheric illustrations, all in shades of indigo, heighten what is most elusive and poignant about Hardinge's story--the sorrow of endings, the significance of last messages, and the inexorability of mortality. Hardinge's own poetic language...brings multiple shimmering layers to both plot and imagery in this melancholic, fantastical tale.""--Horn Book Magazine ***STARRED REVIEW*** ""Using spare, evocative prose, Hardinge weaves a nuanced and affecting tale about grief, compassion, and the importance of living life fully. Gravett (A Song of Gladness) enhances the otherworldly tone with black, white, and light blue illustrations that are by turns bold and ethereal.""--Publishers Weekly ""[P]owerful...a compelling, engaging pace...Gravett's stylishly intricate illustrations are melancholy and eerie...Contemplative fantasy readers not ready for Hardinge's longer works will appreciate this introduction.""--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ""The moody story, with all the feel of a real folktale, deftly manages to be both a thrilling sea chase and a touching story of loss and coming of age. Sweetly macabre.""--Booklist Reviews

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Frances Hardinge is the winner of the Costa Book of the Year for The Lie Tree, one of just two young adult novels to win the major UK literary prize. Known for her beautiful use of language, Hardinge has written many critically acclaimed novels, including Unraveller, Deeplight, A Skinful of Shadows, Cuckoo Song, Gullstruck Island, Fly by Night, Verdigris Deep, and Fly Trap. She lives in England. Visit her at franceshardinge.com. Emily Gravett is the winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the groundbreaking Wolves, which has been followed by such modern classics as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me, Again!, the Bear and Hare series, Tidy, Old Hat, Cyril and Pat, and Meerkat Christmas. Emily lives in Brighton, England, with her family.

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