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School Library Journal
Starred Review on December 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 9 Up—Larbalestier's latest features gritty historical fiction with a paranormal twist. The grim tale takes place in 1932 in a fictionalized version of Surry Hills neighborhood of Sydney, Australia. The neighborhood is dominated by two rival gangs, but because guns are illegal, violence is done using razor blades and gruesome scars ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2015
It is 1932, and Kelpie is an orphan waif living on the streets of Surry Hills, Australia, a violent, poor Sydney neighborhood ruled by two mob bosses -- one of whom is Gloriana Nelson, madam of the city's busiest brothel. Kelpie's only caretakers have been ghosts, but they've long dissipated when she's caught up in the aftermath of a gory murder and befriended by Gloriana's "best girl," Dymphna Campbell. In a day spent...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
It's 1932. Kelpie is an orphan in a violent Sydney, Australia, neighborhood ruled by mob bosses--one of whom is brothel madam Gloriana ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
