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The Book of Blood and Shadow
By WASSERMAN, Robin
- ISBN
- 978-0-375-86876-4 978-0-375-96876-1 978-0-375-89961-4
- Publisher
- Random Knopf
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 9 Up—Since the death of her brother, high school senior Nora has retreated into her Latin studies to hide from her dysfunctional family. With her older friend Chris and his roommate Max, she works on a complex project at the local college. The late 16-century texts they translate discuss the Lumen Dei, an ancient device that would purportedly give humans t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
When high school senior Nora is assigned to translate Elizabeth Weston's Latin letters of the 1590s rather than decode the mysterious, medieval Voynich manuscript for a research project, at first she's insulted. Then she realizes that the letters offer a vital key to the design of the Lumen Dei, an ancient alchemical device intended to give man limitless knowledge and communion with...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Doing research in Prague, high school senior Nora is caught up in an ancient competition between two secret societies racing to build an al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
