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A fierce and subtle poisonA Spring 2016 Indie Next List Pick and one of BN.com's Top 15 Debuts of the Year - Reviewed on NPR.org - April 13th, 2016 - Named one of the Best YA Books of 2016 by Paste Magazine.
Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl –Isabel. The one the señoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s lush Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer dad in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously showing up in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers –and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life. Inspired by the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story, “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” A FIERCE AND SUBTLE POISON beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, star-crossed romance –all delivered in lush, dreamy prose. “A breathtaking story in which myths come to frightening life and buried wishes might actually come true. This is a hypnotic debut by a remarkable talent.” - Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls “A damaged boy, desperate to be a hero. A poisonous girl, determined to save herself. Samantha Mabry’s magical debut is both a chilling mystery and a heartbreaking meditation of love, longing and sacrifice so real you can almost taste the salt of the sea, hear the hushed voices of the senoras of Old San Juan. Full of fascinating and surprising characters, and existing in a dreamlike space between truth and fiction, A Fierce and Subtle Poison will get into your blood.” - Laura Ruby, author of Bone Gap add to goodreads order on amazon or from powell’s, indiebound, or barnes and noble |
all the wind in the world
(releases October 10th, 2017 from Algonquin Young Readers)
a 2017 BookExpo YA Editors' Buzz Book; read an excerpt from the first chapter on Bustle
Sarah Jacqueline Crow and James Holt work in the vast maguey fields that span the bone-dry Southwest, a thirsty, infinite land that is both seductive and fearsome. In this rough, transient landscape, Sarah Jac and James have fallen in love. They’re tough and brave, and they have big dreams. Soon they will save up enough money to go east. But until then, they keep their heads down, their muscles tensed, and above all, their love secret.
When a horrible accident forces Sarah Jac and James to start over on a new, possibly cursed ranch called the Real Marvelous, the delicate balance they’ve found begins to give way. And James and Sarah Jac will have to pay a frighteningly high price for their love.
Perfect for fans of the Raven Cycle, Wink Poppy Midnight, and Bone Gap, Samantha Mabry’s luscious prose weaves a breathtaking tale of dread and danger, romance, and redemption.
"Mabry's lyrical writing sizzles with the same heat as the relentless desert sun. The setting of All the Wind in the World is refreshingly unique, but the main character's feelings of love and longing are universal. Remarkable." - April Genevieve Tucholke, author of Wink Poppy Midnight
add it to GOODREADS. pre-order on amazon, or through powell's, indiebound, or barnes and noble
(releases October 10th, 2017 from Algonquin Young Readers)
a 2017 BookExpo YA Editors' Buzz Book; read an excerpt from the first chapter on Bustle
Sarah Jacqueline Crow and James Holt work in the vast maguey fields that span the bone-dry Southwest, a thirsty, infinite land that is both seductive and fearsome. In this rough, transient landscape, Sarah Jac and James have fallen in love. They’re tough and brave, and they have big dreams. Soon they will save up enough money to go east. But until then, they keep their heads down, their muscles tensed, and above all, their love secret.
When a horrible accident forces Sarah Jac and James to start over on a new, possibly cursed ranch called the Real Marvelous, the delicate balance they’ve found begins to give way. And James and Sarah Jac will have to pay a frighteningly high price for their love.
Perfect for fans of the Raven Cycle, Wink Poppy Midnight, and Bone Gap, Samantha Mabry’s luscious prose weaves a breathtaking tale of dread and danger, romance, and redemption.
"Mabry's lyrical writing sizzles with the same heat as the relentless desert sun. The setting of All the Wind in the World is refreshingly unique, but the main character's feelings of love and longing are universal. Remarkable." - April Genevieve Tucholke, author of Wink Poppy Midnight
add it to GOODREADS. pre-order on amazon, or through powell's, indiebound, or barnes and noble
