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Fire

In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.

Main Author:	Cashore, Kristin.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Firebird, 2011, c2009.
Series:	Graceling Realm book ; 2.
Subjects:	Magic > Young adult fiction. Extrasensory perception > Young adult fiction. Imaginary wars and battles > Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction > Young adult.

Summary:	In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Dial Books, c2009.
Physical Description:	461 p. : map ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	9780142415917 (pbk.) 014241591X (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Kristin Cashore grew up in the northeast Pennsylvania countryside as the second of four daughters. She received a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College, and she has worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer. She has lived in many places (including Sydney, New York City, Boston, London, Austin, and Jacksonville, Florida), and she currently lives in the Boston area. Her epic fantasy novels set in the Graceling Realm-- Graceling , Fire , and Bitterblue --have won many awards and much high praise, including picks as ALA Best Books for Young Adults, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editors Choice, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. In addition, Graceling was shortlisted for the William C. Morris Debut Award and Fire is an Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award Winner.

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