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Published Aug 2013
240 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Seventeen-year-old Penelope (Pen) has lost everything - her home, her parents, and her ten-year-old brother. Like a female Odysseus in search of home, she navigates a dark world full of strange creatures, gathers companions and loses them, finds love and loses it, and faces her mortal enemy.
In her signature style, Francesca Lia Block has created a world that is beautiful in its destruction and as frightening as it is lovely. At the helm is Pen, a strong heroine who holds hope and love in her hands and refuses to be defeated.
"Starred Review. Literary-minded readers will enjoy teasing out the allusions to Homer - and possibly even The Wizard of Oz - but knowledge of the classics is not a requirement to be swept up in the tatterdemalion beauty of the story's lavish, looping language."- Publishers Weekly
"Magic is no stranger to Block's world, nor is her signature poetic sensibility. And love, in its many varieties and forms, is celebrated, as always." - Booklist
"The dreamlike quality ofthe writing, typical ofthe author's works, functions well with the fantastical elements ofthe story, which is solid and dense in its descriptions. This is an excellent title for students who have read Homer's Odyssey as well as readers who enjoy a mix of fantasy and reality." - School Library Journal
"Block's trademark magical realism works best in a brief, dreamy journey such as this one, even if the destination is uncertain... Mishmash or no, there's something encouraging about seeing four queer kids on an epic journey across the post-apocalyptic American Southwest. 14 and up." - Kirkus
"Block writes about the real Los Angeles better than anyone since Raymond Chandler." - The New York Times Book Review
"Hers is a voice so unique that nobody will ever be able to imitate it." - Cindy Dobrez, Chairwoman of the committee that awarded Block the Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005
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Francesca Lia Block, winner of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books, including Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books, Roses and Bones: Myths, Tales and Secrets, and the adult novel The Elementals. Her work has been translated and published around the world. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children. Her most recent book is the postapocalyptic Love in the Time of Global Warming.
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