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Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780375895982 | Young Adult Buy
Feb 22, 2011 | 962 Minutes | Young Adult Buy
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Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780375895982 | Young Adult
Feb 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780307747297 | Young Adult
962 Minutes
In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft’s epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam the streets after dark, and for everything that the city leaders deem Heretical—born of the belief in magic and witchcraft. And for Aoife Grayson, her time is growing shorter by the day. Aoife Grayson’s family is unique, in the worst way—every one of them, including her mother and her elder brother Conrad, has gone mad on their 16th birthday. And now, a ward of the state, and one of the only female students at the School of Engines, she is trying to pretend that her fate can be different.
Caitlin Kittredge has been an unrepentant geek since the age of twelve, when she first saw “Star Wars.” When she’s not writing about super-powered dystopias, she blogs, goes to the movies, reads books and comics voraciously, collects vintage clothes, and… More about Caitlin Kittredge
Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” WINNER 2011
ALA Best Books for Young Adults NOMINEE
Young Adult Services Division, School Library Journal Author Award NOMINEE
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