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Title details for Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey - Wait list

Guardian of the Dead

by Karen Healey
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"You're Ellie Spencer."
I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening."
Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline.
But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.
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Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9780316167369
  • Release date: April 1, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780316088459
  • Release date: April 1, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780316088459
  • File size: 542 KB
  • Release date: April 1, 2010
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Mythology Young Adult Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.3
Lexile® Measure:790
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

"You're Ellie Spencer."
I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening."
Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline.
But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.
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Mythology Young Adult Fiction
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