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The Grace year / Kim Liggett.
No one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden. In Garner County, girls are banished for their sixteenth year to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Tierney James dreams of a better life-but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that there's more to fear about the grace year than the brutal elements and the poachers in the woods. Their greatest threat may very well be each other. With sharp prose and gritty realism, Kim Liggett's The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250145444
- ISBN: 1250145449
- ISBN: 9781250145451
- ISBN: 1250145457
- ISBN: 9780780490819
- ISBN: permabound
- Physical Description: 408 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Wednesday Books, ©2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, date of publication and page numbers may vary |
| Target Audience Note: | 14-18 years HL810L Lexile Youg adult |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.5 16 507239. |
| Awards Note: | 2021-2022 Gateway Readers award nominee. 2021-2022 Gateway Readers Award nominee |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Community life > Fiction. Sex role > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Survival fiction. Romance fiction. Teen fiction. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City Public Library | YA Liggett, Kim (Text) | 38262300006688 | Young Adult | Available | - |
The Grace Year : A Novel
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Summary
The Grace Year : A Novel
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! Kim Liggett's The Grace Year is a speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power . Survive the year. No one speaks of the grace year. It's forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That's why they're banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life--a society that doesn't pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it's not just the brutal elements they must fear. It's not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other. With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between. "A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel and an absolute page-turner." - Libba Bray, New York Times bestselling author
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