Description: "This compact but complex and well-written novel offers a pleasing blend of coming-of-age story and space adventure.The engaging storyline takes the reader through various surprising twists and turns while remaining true to its emotional core." - BCCB "A riveting page-turner." - The Horn Book Advance praise for TinSar : "Castellucci forgoes complicated world building to focus on the rusty, junky environs of the space station, making this one of the few sci-fi books that can be accurately described as "gritty."" - Booklist "Written in spare, vivid prose, Tin Star was an intense read, and Tula Bane is the kind of no-nonsense heroine I love. Highly recommended!" --Malinda Lo, author of Ash, Huntress Praise for Year of the Beasts : "The narrative alternates between text chapters and graphic novel panelsa unique format that perfectly complements the story. Through this richly detailed window into her tortured existence, readers witness Tessa's struggles with her "beasts" of jealousy, shame, and grief. However, though "Tessa knew that she was made up of all kinds of darkness," the story offers a hopeful resolution." -- School Library Journal , starred review "Castellucci and Powell make a powerful team, and smartly let the two different breeds breathe in different fashions..Powell's skillfully drawn counterpoint is steeped in mythological undertones, as a girl (presumably Tessa, but never named as such) with Medusa hair turns all who look upon her at home and at school to stone." -- Booklist , starred review "Castellucci (First Day on Earth) and comics artist Powell (The Silence of Our Friends) mix narrative and graphic storytelling to produce an innovative, moody story about jealousy and grief. Readers will appreciate their access to Tessa's dark emotions throughout; this is a book teens will likely read and reread, gaining greater understanding as they piece together the two halves of this challenging coming-of-age story." -- Publishers Weekly "...Sophisticated readers will eat this melancholy, appealingly disjointed novel right up." -- Kirkus

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