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Published Feb 2014
352 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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Death hasn't visited Rowan Rose since it took her mother when Rowan was only a little girl. But that changes one bleak morning, when five horses and their riders thunder into her village and through the forest, disappearing into the hills. Days later, the riders' bodies are found, and though no one can say for certain what happened in their final hours, their remains prove that whatever it was must have been brutal.
Rowan's village was once a tranquil place, but now things have changed. Something has followed the path those riders made and has come down from the hills, through the forest, and into the village. Beast or man, it has brought death to Rowan's door once again.
Only this time, its appetite is insatiable.
"Templeman conjures her own strange spell...it's challenging, dizzying material. The legion of Maggie Stiefvater fans out there ought to look this way." - Booklist
"Starred Review. Templeman plumbs archetypes of folklore to create a compelling blend of mythic elements and realistic teen experience. Fantasy. 12-17." - Kirkus
"Templeman includes nods to both folklore and classic literature in this atmospheric tale." - School Library Journal
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McCormick Templeman has a BA in English Literature from Reed College and an MFA in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University. The Glass Casket is her second book for young readers. She lives and writes in California.
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