{"product_id":"9780545166652","title":"Plain Kate","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePlain Kate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Erin Bow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA knife-sharp debut novel that leaves its mark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic.  When Kate's village falls on hard times - crops fail, and even Kate's father falls victim to a deadly fever - the townspeople look for someone to blame, and their eyes fall on Kate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Linay, a stranger with a proposition: In exchange for her shadow, he'll give Kate the means to escape the town that seems set to burn her, and what's more, he'll grant her heart's wish. It's a chance for her to start over, to find a home, a family, a place to belong. But Kate soon realizes that she can't live shadowless forever -- and that Linay's designs are darker than she ever dreamed.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Plain Kate, [Bow's] first young adult novel, demonstrates a mature, haunting artistry... The plot unfolds with the swiftness and dramatic urgency of an adventure tale, yet each event has a measured gravity.... [An] outstanding novel.\" --New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bow seamlessly integrates ironic humor and existential distance, keeping readers, like Kate, quietly convinced that where there's life, there's hope…. An effective and moving coming-of-age novel.” – BCCB, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning debut fantasy” – Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With this debut, Bow establishes herself as a novelist to watch.” – Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780545166652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Arthur A. Levine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40809991405774,"sku":"9780545166652","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ef68b60c-7862-4606-adcd-27ea9f6a966b.jpg?v=1644514151","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780545166652","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}