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The Scorpio Races By Maggie Stiefvater. 9780545224918
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Title
- The Scorpio Races
- ISBN
- 9780545224918
- Book Title
- Scorpio Races
- Publisher
- Scholastic, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
- Topic
- Fantasy / General, Social Themes / Dating & Sex, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, Action & Adventure / General, Animals / Horses, General
- Item Weight
- 11.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scholastic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0545224918
ISBN-13
9780545224918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143623535
Product Key Features
Book Title
Scorpio Races
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fantasy / General, Social Themes / Dating & Sex, Family / Orphans & Foster Homes, Action & Adventure / General, Animals / Horses, General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2011-015775
Reviews
"Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." -Horn Book Review, Starred Review "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, Starred Review "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." -NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine, Praise for The Scorpio Races 2012 Michael L. Printz Honor Book New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2011 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2011 A Horn Book Fanfare Book of 2011 A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2011 An Amazon.com Best Young Adult Book of 2011 2011 ALA Notable Children's Books (Fiction) 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominee "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races but crushes it with pounding hooves... If The Scorpio Races sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." - The New York Times Book Review "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." - Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." - People Magazine *"A study of courage and loyalty tested... utterly compelling." - Publishers Weekly , starred review *"Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better... all the way, in fact, to best." - Horn Book , starred review *"Masterful... like nothing else out there now." - Kirkus , starred review *"A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." - Booklist , starred review *"Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death... The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." - School Library Journal , starred review, é Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." --Horn Book Review, Starred Review é Masterful...like nothing else out there now." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review é A study of courage and loyalty tested…utterly compelling." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review é A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." --Booklist, Starred Review é Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." --School Library Journal, Starred Review Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves…. If The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." --The New York Times Book Review Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." --NPR Books With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." --Entertainment Weekly Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." --People Magazine, é "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best."-Horn Book Review, Starred Reviewé "Masterful...like nothing else out there now."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Reviewé "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Reviewé "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster."-Booklist, Starred Reviewé "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous."-School Library Journal, Starred Review"Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is."-The New York Times Book Review"Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there."-NPR Books"With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today."-Entertainment Weekly"Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original."-People Magazine, é "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." -Horn Book Review, Starred Review é "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review é "A study of courage and loyalty tested...utterly compelling." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review é "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -Booklist, Starred Review é "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves.... If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." -NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -People Magazine, Praise for The Scorpio Races 2012 Michael L. Printz Honor Book New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2011 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 2011 A Horn Book Fanfare Book of 2011 A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2011 An Amazon.com Best Young Adult Book of 2011 2011 ALA Notable Children's Books (Fiction) 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominee "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with The Scorpio Races but crushes it with pounding hooves... If The Scorpio Races sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." -- The New York Times Book Review "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." -- Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." -- People Magazine *"A study of courage and loyalty tested... utterly compelling." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *"Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better... all the way, in fact, to best." -- Horn Book , starred review *"Masterful... like nothing else out there now." -- Kirkus , starred review *"A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." -- Booklist , starred review *"Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death... The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." -- School Library Journal , starred review, "Stiefvater's novel, inspired by Manx, Irish, and Scottish legends of beautiful but deadly fairy horses that emerge from the sea each autumn, begins rivetingly and gets better and better . . . all the way, in fact, to best." Horn Book Review, Starred Review "Masterful...like nothing else out there now." Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A study of courage and loyalty tested…utterly compelling." Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A book with cross-appeal to lovers of fantasy, horse stories, romance, and action-adventure, this seems to have a shot at being a YA blockbuster." Booklist, Starred Review "Upon the sea-battered and wind-swept isle of Thisby, fall brings the famed and feared capaill uisce, or water horses, and with them, death . . . The author takes great liberties with the Celtic myth, but the result is marvelous." School Library Journal, Starred Review "Stiefvater not only steps out of the young adult fantasy box with "The Scorpio Races" but crushes it with pounding hooves…. If "The Scorpio Races" sounds like nothing you've ever read, that's because it is." The New York Times Book Review "Tactile world-building, an island full of compelling characters, and the budding romance between Sean and Puck all make for an unforgettable book that's quite unlike anything else out there." NPR Books "With this beautifully executed drama, Stiefvater has established herself as one of the finest YA novelists writing today." Entertainment Weekly "Tense, atmospheric, and utterly original." People Magazine
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Synopsis
A spellbinding novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater.Some race to win. Others race to survive.It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen. As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience., A spellbinding novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. Some race to win. Others race to survive.It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen. As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience., A spellbinding novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. Some race to win. Others race to survive. It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn't given her much of a choice. So she enters the competition - the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen. As she did in her bestselling Shiver trilogy, author Maggie Stiefvater takes us to the breaking point, where both love and life meet their greatest obstacles, and only the strong of heart can survive. The Scorpio Races is an unforgettable reading experience.
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