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359 pp.
| Simon Pulse
| January, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-8246-3$17.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-4424-8245-6$9.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-8247-0
(4)
YA
Birthright series.
In this series-starter, Vivi refuses to accept her birthright as a haguari, a jaguar shapeshifter, until her parents are violently killed on her eighteenth birthday. Seeking out an unknown aunt in New Orleans, Vivi discovers a houseful of haguari who take her in. Tiernan's entertaining writing style and vividly rendered New Orleans setting will hook readers, despite the narrative's uneven pace.
288 pp.
| Farrar
| October, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-38075-5$17.99
(4)
YA
Birthright series.
In the finale to the Birthright trilogy, eighteen-year-old Anya Balanchine now runs a successful nightclub and must lead her family's black-market chocolate operations into the twenty-second century. Reading like an extended epilogue to the previous volumes, this leisurely paced installment of existential reflections on love, friendship, and finding sweetness in a mostly bitter life will appeal predominately to existing fans.
350 pp.
| Farrar
| September, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-38074-8$17.99
(4)
YA
Birthright series.
Chocolate has been banned since 2055. Now in 2083, seventeen-year-old Anya Ballanchine (All These Things I've Done), heir to Ballanchine Chocolate, wonders how and if she wants to continue as a crime boss. Anya's rather flat narration detracts from what should be an exciting dystopian novel. Clearly, this volume is setting up a third, with threads to be tied together later.
354 pp.
| Farrar
| September, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-374-30210-8$16.99
(2)
YA
Birthright series.
In 2083, Anya and Win are "star-crossed lovers and all of that." She's the daughter of a New York City crime boss; he's the assistant district attorney's son. Anya looks back on the year, recounting a time of food rationing, infectious outbreaks, power-grid issues, and family power struggles. Her earnest voice and blend of strength and innocence will attract readers.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2011
4 reviews
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