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The Butterfly Clues Hardcover - 2012

by Kate Ellison

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Fascinating. Ellison has the art of page-turning down flat, and readers will be swept up by both the terror and the romance.
"Booklist," Starred Review This book casts a spell over its readers. "SLJ," Starred Review
An engaging mystery starring a teen girl with obsessive-compulsive disorder.A pleasing mix of realism, tension, intrigue and romance. "Kirkus Reviews
" . . . a strong, twisty thriller of a debut . . . [with] a complex and memorable heroine. "Publishers Weekly
" Lo s relationship with the mysterious street boy who calls himself Flynt, layered on top of her almost supernatural loneliness and helpless compulsions, gives the novel an otherworldly quality. "VOYA
" A debut worth picking up. Stark and realistic. "RTBooks
" Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad's consulting job means she's grown up moving from one rundown city to the next, and she's learned to cope by collecting (sometimes even stealing) quirky trinkets and souvenirs in each new place--possessions that allow her to feel at least some semblance of home.
But in the year since her brother Oren's death, Lo's hoarding has blossomed into a full-blown, potentially dangerous obsession. She discovers a beautiful, antique butterfly pendant during a routine scour at a weekend flea market, and recognizes it as having been stolen from the home of a recently murdered girl known only as "Sapphire"--a girl just a few years older than Lo. As usual when Lo begins to obsess over something, she can't get the murder out of her mind. As she attempts to piece together the mysterious "butterfly clues," with the unlikely help of a street artist named Flynt, Lo quickly finds herself caught up in a seedy, violent underworld much closer to home than she ever imagined--a world, she'll ultimately discover, that could hold the key to her brother's tragic death.
"Also available in simultaneous e-book edition (ISBN 978-1-60684-268-3)""

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  • Title The Butterfly Clues
  • Author Kate Ellison
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 325
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Egmontusa, NY USA
  • Date 2012-02-14
  • ISBN 9781606842638 / 1606842633
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.3 in (20.57 x 14.73 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 790
  • Library of Congress subjects Death, Detective and mystery stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011024549
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

* “Fascinating. Ellison has the art of page-turning down flat, and readers will be swept up by both the terror—and the romance.”
—Booklist Starred Review 
 
*“This book casts a spell over its readers.”—SLJ Starred Review
 
“An engaging mystery starring a teen girl with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A pleasing mix of realism, tension, intrigue and romance.”
—Kirkus Reviews


“ . . . a strong, twisty thriller of a debut . . . [with] a complex and memorable heroine.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Lo’s relationship with the mysterious street boy who calls himself Flynt, layered on top of her almost supernatural loneliness and helpless compulsions, gives the novel an otherworldly quality.”—VOYA
 
“A debut worth picking up. Stark and realistic.”—RTBooks
 
“Poignant and haunting.  A gorgeously written debut.”—Lynn Weingarten, author of Wherever Nina Lies and The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers
 
“A clever mystery, an unlikely romance, an edge-of-your-seat thriller and one of the most wonderful books I’ve read. Here’s the only clue you need—read this book and be amazed.”
—Charles Benoit, author of You and Fall from Grace
 
“With startling insights, lyrical prose, and relentless tension, Butterfly Clues is a courageous, extraordinary first novel.”—Heidi Ayarbe, IRA-winning author of Freeze Frame
 
“A stunning and intricately woven debut novel.”—The Princess of Storyland
 
“A heartfelt mystery with a great, intrepid lead character.” —Jessie, bibliophile... anonymous

“I could not put it down simply because of the sheer beauty of [Kate Ellison's] writing.
—Tia, The Undead Unicorn
 
“The plot is tightly wound and the story is very compelling. If you are looking for a good mystery, I highly recommend this one.”—Booktwirps
 
“Extremely refreshing and interesting and honestly, really really really good.”
—Valen, The Readers Heartstring
 
“How on earth do I explain to you how much I loved The Butterfly Clues? It seems like anything I say just won't be enough. This book is amazing.”—Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile
 

About the author

Kate Ellison trained as an actor in Chicago and has walked across the entire country of Spain. She is a painter and jewelry maker. Kate lives in Brooklyn, New York. "The" "Butterfly Clues "is her first novel.
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