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This house eats and is eaten . . . "A riveting debut from a
remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic
mystery in which Jade's father is determined to restore a decrepit
home to its former glory and Jade is the only person who feels the
soul-crushing devastation of colonialism lingering within its
walls." --Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Firekeeper's Daughter A House with a terrifying appetite haunts
a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of
Mexican Gothic. When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit
with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks
pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is
restoring. She’s always lied to fit in, so if she’s straight
enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with
the college money he promised. But the house has other plans. Night
after night, Jade wakes up paralyzed. The walls exude a thrumming
sound while bugs leave their legs and feelers in places they
don’t belong. She finds curious traces of her ancestors in the
gardens they once tended. And at night Jade can’t ignore the
ghost of the beautiful bride who leaves cryptic warnings: Don’t
eat. Neither Ba nor her sweet sister Lily believe that there is
anything strange happening. With help from a delinquent girl, Jade
will prove this house--the home they have always wanted--will not
rest until it destroys them. Maybe, this time, she can keep her
family together. As she roots out the house’s rot, she must also
face the truth of who she is and who she must become to save them
all.
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Insects
(Hardcover)
John Perritano
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R406
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Discovery Miles 2 930
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Raven Boys, a
mesmerizing story of dreams and desires, death and destiny.
Something is happening to the source of the dreamers' power. It is
blocked. Diminished. Weak. If it goes away entirely, what will
happen to the dreamers and those who depend on them? Ronan Lynch
isn't planning to wait and find out. Backed by his mentor, Bryde,
he is ready to do what needs to be done to save the dreamers and
the dreamed . . . even if it takes him far from his family and the
boy he loves. Jordan Hennessy knows she will not survive if the
dreaming fails. So she plunges into a dark underworld in order to
find an object that may sustain her. Carmen Farooq-Lane is afraid
of the dreamers -- which is why she's agreed to hunt them down. The
closer she gets, though, the more complicated her feelings become.
Will the dreamers destroy the world . . . or will the world be
destroyed trying to eliminate the dreamers? In the remarkable
second book of The Dreamer Trilogy, Maggie Stiefvater pushes her
characters to their limits -- and shows what happens when they
start to break.
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