Nova Ren Suma
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"Shiver-inducingly delicious."-The New York Times Book Review
"[Suma's] narratives are subtle, quicksilver creatures, her language is elegant, and her characters keep more secrets than they reveal. If this book was a dessert, it wouldn't be a chocolate chip cookie or a vanilla birthday cake - it would be an earl grey lavender macaroon, or maybe balsamic fig ice cream." – NPR.com
"This beautiful story is full of magical-realism and luscious,...
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Language
English
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Nova Ren Suma bursts onto the young adult scene with this tantalizing debut novel. During a drunken party-hosted by her beloved sister Ruby-14-year-old Chloe discovers a dead body floating in the reservoir. Sent away for two years, Chloe returns to face unsettling surprises, including a disturbing truth that Ruby has been suppressing. "Eerie and gripping and told with lush and inviting scenes, Imaginary Girls will haunt its readers."-Aimee Bender,...
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Language
English
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A BookPage Best Book of 2020, Young Adult
Thirteen Short Stories from Bold New YA Voices & Writing Advice from YA Icons
Created by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X. R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection. A trove of unforgettable fiction makes up the beating heart of this book, and the accompanying essays offer an ode to young adult literature, as well as practical advice to writers.
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