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The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee

The Midnight Dress

By Karen Foxlee

By Karen Foxlee

By Karen Foxlee
Read by Olivia Mackenzie-Smith

By Karen Foxlee
Read by Olivia Mackenzie-Smith

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Oct 08, 2013 | ISBN 9780449818213 | Young Adult

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Oct 08, 2013 | 518 Minutes | Young Adult

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    About The Midnight Dress

    Quiet misfit Rose doesn’t expect to fall in love with the sleepy beach town of Leonora. Nor does she expect to become fast friends with beautiful, vivacious Pearl Kelly, organizer of the high school float at the annual Harvest Festival parade. It’s better not to get too attached when Rose and her father live on the road, driving their caravan from one place to the next whenever her dad gets itchy feet. But Rose can’t resist the mysterious charms of the town or the popular girl, try as she might.

    Pearl convinces Rose to visit Edie Baker, once a renowned dressmaker, now a rumored witch. Together Rose and Edie hand-stitch an unforgettable dress of midnight blue for Rose to wear at the Harvest Festival—a dress that will have long-lasting consequences on life in Leonora, a dress that will seal the fate of one of the girls. Karen Foxlee’s breathtaking novel weaves friendship, magic, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and distinctly original.

    About The Midnight Dress

    Quiet misfit Rose doesn’t expect to fall in love with the sleepy beach town of Leonora. Nor does she expect to become fast friends with beautiful, vivacious Pearl Kelly, organizer of the high school float at the annual Harvest Festival parade. It’s better not to get too attached when Rose and her father live on the road, driving their caravan from one place to the next whenever her dad gets itchy feet. But Rose can’t resist the mysterious charms of the town or the popular girl, try as she might.

    Pearl convinces Rose to visit Edie Baker, once a renowned dressmaker, now a rumored witch. Together Rose and Edie hand-stitch an unforgettable dress of midnight blue for Rose to wear at the Harvest Festival—a dress that will have long-lasting consequences on life in Leonora, a dress that will seal the fate of one of the girls. Karen Foxlee’s breathtaking novel weaves friendship, magic, and a murder mystery into something moving, real, and distinctly original.

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    Also by Karen Foxlee

    Lenny's Book of Everything
    A Most Magical Girl
    Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
    The Anatomy of Wings
    See all books by Karen Foxlee

    About Karen Foxlee

    Karen Foxlee trained and worked as a nurse for most of her adult life and also graduated from university with a degree in creative writing. She is the author of The Midnight Dress and The Anatomy of Wings, which Markus… More about Karen Foxlee

    About Karen Foxlee

    Karen Foxlee trained and worked as a nurse for most of her adult life and also graduated from university with a degree in creative writing. She is the author of The Midnight Dress and The Anatomy of Wings, which Markus… More about Karen Foxlee

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Oct 08, 2013 | 288 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780449818213

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Mystery & Suspense | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $23.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Oct 08, 2013 | 518 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780804123648

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    Praise

    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, September 1, 2013:
    “Atmospheric, lyric and unexpected.”

    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, September 9, 2013:
    “The casual beauty of the language and the complex storytelling style create a haunting, atmospheric novel about friendship, betrayal, and loss.”

    Starred Review, The Horn Book, January/February 2014:
    ” Though the layers are many, they coalesce into a dreamlike, eerie whole told in mesmerizing, sensuous prose.”

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