Description: "Rich with evocative language.... Elliott ( Voices ) makes the propulsive mix of formal and concrete poetry and blank verse sparklingly accessible for teen readers, with repetitions and Cai's ( Elatsoe ) inky illustrations weaving multiple narrators into a beautifully unified volume. Fans of lyrical retellings such as Malinda Lo's Ash will find this bittersweet quest a warm welcome into myth and verse." -Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "Elliott brings emotional depth and poignant verse to the Grimms' 'The Seven Ravens.' This beautifully evocative tale weaves different poetry forms to great effect, achieving short, intense bursts of emotion and deep, wandering musings on identity and fate. Cai's haunting illustrations add context and visual interest to many of the poems. Although the setting and events may belong in a fairy-tale, the core emotions of this work draw straight from reality." -School Library Journal, STARRED review "Elliott once again is a master at poetic form....Within the elegant construction is a simple story of best intentions that reap terrible consequences and a look at how we believe our wishes for others come from a place of altruism when it is more often selfishness." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "A skillful use of verse; moral conundrums and strange plot twists offer even stronger draws." -Kirkus

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