

Verdigris Deep
Author: Frances Hardinge
Narrator: Ann Beach
Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/01/2019
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
Author: Frances Hardinge
Narrator: Ann Beach
Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/01/2019
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
Frances Hardinge is the winner of the 2015 Costa Book of the Year for The Lie Tree, one of just two young adult novels to win this major UK literary prize. She is also the author of Gullstruck Island, Fly by Night, Cuckoo Song, and Fly Trap.
At first I wasn't too sure about this one. Was this really going to be all about three kids who run around granting various wishes to different people? I wasn't too down with that. Also wasn't very excited about a book that features a bunch of warts. But the novel turned out to be interestingly laye......more
I’ve been around the block when it comes to loving first time authors, if you know what I mean. That pretty little debut novel comes out and suddenly you can’t stop talking about it. You proselytize “your” find to the high hills in an attempt to convince the world around you that what you have here......more
Another Great Book Fallen Victim To The Average American Reading Level... ... which they say is around the 8th grade. Which I blame on dumb adults thinking kids aren't smart enough to read beyond their "expected" reading level. How the heck are kids going to learn to read higher than they already are......more
“Vivid and imaginative.” Kirkus Reviews
“Deliciously shiver-inducing…Fans of dark fantasies such as Neil Gaiman’s Coraline will find this tale irresistible.” School Library Journal
“There’s no denying Hardinge’s power as a storyteller, her ability to create beautiful, precise imagery, or her expectation that her readers will grasp the subtle ideas and reflections woven into the novel.” Booklist (starred review)
“Inescapably chilling…a dark, polished gem.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A deliciously creepy tale…There is a vividness and energy to Hardinge’s imagination that makes almost every moment of this absorbing story shine with light or glossy darkness.” Horn Book (starred review)