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A Great and Terrible Beauty
By Bray, Libba
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-028-0
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Delacorte Press, 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2004
Gr 9-Up An interesting combination of fantasy, light horror, and historical fiction, with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure. On her 16th birthday, Gemma Doyle fights with her mother. She wants to leave India where her family is living, runs off when her mother refuses to send her to London to school, has a dreadful vision and witnesses her mother's death. Two months later, Gemma is enrolled in London's Spence School, still troubled by visions, and unable to share her grief and guilt over her loss. She gradually learns to control her vision ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
