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197 pp.
| Holt
| February, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9980-5$16.99
(4)
YA
When Sarah's mother suddenly leaves their family, Sarah's father is unable to cope and sends Sarah to live with her strange grandmother in a castle in the woods. Sarah quickly becomes entangled in family lies, feuds, and dark magic. Hellisen pulls compelling fairy-tale motifs into a modern setting, though some underdeveloped characters detract from the narrative.
296 pp.
| Farrar
| February, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-0-374-36475-5$16.99
(3)
YA
Felicita, a privileged, sheltered member of the magical elite of Pelimburg, can't face an arranged marriage, so she fakes her own death and runs away into the anonymity of the city--where her assumptions about class are challenged. Hellisen's fantasy is peopled by creatures of British folklore along with those of contemporary teen romance (vampires). There's considerable invention in this seaside fantasy.