Imogene is always getting into trouble, and when she transfers to redding high school, she finds even more. Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has written widely in the subgenres of urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. He is married toand plays music withmaryann harris. In this compelling novel that blends contemporary urban issues and fantasy, imogene finds that surviiving her new high school means dealing with bot. We are grateful to charles vess for the use of his cover and interior illustrations. Imogene had been hoping for a fresh start at a new high school after a dangerous past that included. I had heard nothing but praise for this author and his work and the synopsis for the book looked promising, so i went in with high hopes, fully expecting to enjoy this one. A very warmhearted and detailed description of a forming friendship between tough punkgirl imogene, who had a criminal gangmemberrecord in her hometown and a childhood spent mainly on her own because.
May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. His evocative novels, including moonheart, forests of the heart, the onion girl, and the wind in his heart have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a. The blue girl did not disappoint on either of these fronts. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the world fantasy, aurora, sunburst, and white pine awards, among others. It is a part of the newfound series, but you do not need to read any of the other books before this one.
A series of urban fantasymythic fiction books set in the fictional north american city, newford the books include city life urban fantasy and rural life mythic fiction throughout the series. Its all on the blurb on the back of the book, and its all revealed very early on in the. I first read this book when i was a freshman in high school. I liked it so much i didnt want to return it to the library haha, i did returned eventually.
And for me, this book was something of a contradiction on the one hand, it was. Pdf the blue girl book newford free download 368 pages. Tales from the twilight realm, and dreams underfoot, and more on. The blue book pocket guide for colt dates of manufacture by r. His most popular setting is the invented town of newford. November 2004 moving to a new town and a new school can be a frightening thing. And yes, the tattooed and pierced imogene does turn spectacularly blue in one of the. This book was written in 2004, and i feel it has held up pretty well so far.
Sometimes we just happened to be in the library at the same time, reaching for the same book. Free download or read online the blue girl pdf epub newford series book. The book feels a bit strained, packed with one mythology too many. The series was influenced by folklore and myth goodreads. For imogene, who has decided to leave her troubled ways behind, it is an opportunity to find a real friend. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in paperback format. The blue girl viking books is my first ya novel since 1991s the dreaming place. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Wilson is the only uptodate, condensed reference that provides you with the most recent colt serialization, providing dates of manufacture on most colt firearms.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. His evocative novels, including moonheart, the onion girl, and widdershins, have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like john crowley, jonathan carroll, alice hoffman, ray bradbury, and isabel allende. Along with writers like terri windling, emma bull, and john. But the blue girl is and forever will be my favorite book from him. Seventeenyearold imogenes tough, rebellious nature has caused her. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the world fantasy, white pine, crawford, and aurora awards. Sometimes we just bumped into each other in the halls. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. If you dont mind short fiction linked by a common setting and recurring characters, i think the collection dreams underfoot is probably the best place to start its listed as book 3 here on lt, but the two that come before it are early works, and this is where the primary cast of characters that he follows through most of the. I dont know how id ever catch up with my studies if it wasnt for her help, i went on. Like any new student, imogene runs afoul of the beautiful people who consider themselves superior to the groundling students in their midst. Looking for someone who is not part of a clique, she connects with maxine, a loner who.
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