Transcendent and beguilingly beautiful full color artwork and gothic (creepy but romantic) story go hand in hand to capture readers and lead them on a mysterious journey. Cora and Minnie are sisters living in their mother's boarding house. Minnie gets excited when she learns new boarders Thomas and Charles will be staying on with them.Evil lurks up the road and Minnie likes to tempt it. What lengths will Minnie go to in order to have some fun? The closer the four get to answers about an ancient secret, the more danger they are in. What if life never had to end? What if you could live forever? Would you want to?
Readers are in for a treat--the art tells one part of the story and the words tell another part. The YA market just got more exciting! It was exciting for me to hear from the artist and writer at the Texas Library Convention about their new book. In a session of Speed Dating the Authors, Di Bartolo and White sat at our table and discussed In the Shadows and how they came up with the idea and how it came to fruition. The art is sublime and the story masterful.Ages 12 and up 384 pages 9780545561440Highly recommended for every type of reader. Grade 7-up.
Recommended by: Pamela Thompson, Library Media Specialist, Texas USA
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Editors' Note: Read alikes for this book are the GRISHA TRILOGY by Leigh Bardugo, WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart, PANIC by Lauren Oliver (DELIRIUM books); CRESS (THE LUNAR CHRONICLES); THE MADMAN'S DAUGHTER; CLOCKWORK PRINCESS AND CLOCKWORK ANGEL BY Cassandra Clare
