Frances Hardinge
1) The Lie Tree
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, fourteen-year-old Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal, and discovers a tree that feeds upon lies and gives those who eat its fruit visions of truth.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
In the underground city of Caverna the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare--wines that can remove memories, cheeses that can make you hallucinate and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. The people of Caverna are more ordinary, but for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach...
3) Cuckoo song
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In post-World War I England, eleven-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong, and to try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family.
4) Deeplight
Author
Language
English
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Description
The gods are dead. Decades ago, they turned on one another and tore each other apart. When 15-year-old Hark finds the still-beating heart of a terrifying deity, he risks everything to keep it out of the hands of smugglers, military scientists, and a secret fanatical cult so that he can use it to save the life of his best friend, Jelt. But with the heart, Jelt gradually and eerily transforms. How long should Hark stay loyal to his friend when he's...
5) Fly by night
Author
Language
English
Description
YA. Stunningly original, fabulously inventive and packed with humour and wit - now with a eye-catching new cover look! A breathtaking adventure story, set in reimagined eighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of cival war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca Mye is on the run, heading for...
6) Unraveller
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Kellen's unique ability to unravel curses unfortunately does not protect him from becoming cursed, and unless he and his best friend and ally Nettle can remove his hex, Kellen is in danger of unravelling everything--and everyone--around him.
7) Well witched
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Three friends fall prey to the demands of the Well Witch when they trespass in her wishing well and steal some coins.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When a creature dies, its spirit can go looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space inside them, perfect for hiding. Makepeace, a courageous girl with a mysterious past, defends herself nightly from the ghosts which try to possess her. Then a dreadful event causes her to drop her guard for a moment. And now there's a ghost inside her. The spirit is wild, brutish and strong, but it may be her only defence in a time of dark suspicion and fear....