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OverviewWhen 17-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends. Impulsive Lolli talks of monsters in the subway tunnels they call home and shoots up a shimmery amber-coloured powder that makes the shadows around her dance. Severe Luis claims he can make deals with creatures that no one else can see. And then there's Luis's brother, Dave, who makes the mistake of letting Val tag along as he makes a delivery to a woman who turns out to have goat hooves instead of feet. When a bewildered Val allows Lolli to talk her into tracking down the hidden lair of the creature for whom Luis and Dave have been working, Val finds herself bound into service by a troll named Ravus. He is as hideous as he is honourable, and as Val grows to know him, she finds herself torn between affection for him - and fear of what her new friends are becoming because of him. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Holly BlackPublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Simon & Schuster Children's Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.264kg ISBN: 9781416901198ISBN 10: 1416901191 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 03 July 2006 Recommended Age: From 14 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a powerful book.... I love it when a girl learns how to be Valiant. -- Tamora Pierce, author of the Immortals and Song of the Lioness quartets An edgy but ultimately life-affirming read. -- Horn Book Guide Intoxicating. -- Booklist Exciting. -- Publishers Weekly This is a powerful book.... I love it when a girl learns how to be Valiant. -- Tamora Pierce, author of the Immortals and Song of the Lioness quartets Exciting. -- Publishers Weekly Intoxicating. -- Booklist This is a powerful book.... I love it when a girl learns how to be Valiant. -- Tamora Pierce, author of the Immortals and Song of the Lioness quartets An edgy but ultimately life-affirming read. -- Horn Book Guide Author InformationHolly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of speculative and fantasy novels, short stories, and comics. She has been a finalist for an Eisner and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. She has sold over twenty-six million books worldwide, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. Visit her at BlackHolly.com. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |