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A Fierce and Subtle Poison
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A Fierce and Subtle Poison Hardcover - 2016

by Mabry, Samantha

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Algonquin Young Readers. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title A Fierce and Subtle Poison
  • Author Mabry, Samantha
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Algonquin Young Readers, Chapel Hill, NC
  • Date 2016-04
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 11307875-75
  • ISBN 9781616205218 / 1616205210
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 14.99 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 13 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 8 - 13
  • Reading level 860
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
  • Library of Congress subjects Love stories, Supernatural
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015023792
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

"A breathtaking story in which myths come to frightening life and buried wishes might actually come true." --Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls

"How would you describe your condition?" I asked. Isabel didn't respond. Instead, her eyes landed on a wasp, possibly the same one that had been buzzing around my ear earlier.

Isabel turned her chin slightly in its direction. She blew out as if extinguishing a candle flame.

For a split-second the wasp hovered in the air. Then it dropped dead to the ground.

"Samantha Mabry's magical debut is both a chilling mystery and a heartbreaking meditation on love, longing, and sacrifice . . . A Fierce and Subtle Poison will get into your blood." --Laura Ruby, Printz Award-winning author of Bone Gap

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2016, Page 40
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2016, Page 0
  • Foreword, 02/29/2016, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2016, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2016, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/18/2016, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2016, Page 145

About the author

Samantha Mabry is the author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison; All the Wind in the World, which was longlisted for a National Book Award; and Tigers, Not Daughters. In addition to writing, Samantha teaches college-level composition at Southern Methodist University and is the mother of an energetic young son. Samantha and her family divide their time between Dallas and Mineral Wells, Texas. Visit her online at samanthamabry.com.

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