The Dark Within Us
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When homeless schoolgirl, Jenny, meets demon, Luc, they make a dangerous pact. Both have been scarred by the same childhood event - the day Jenny's soul was stolen by Luc's father. Now Luc has promised to return it, but can a demon be trusted?
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The Dark Within Us brings an inventive, funny and quirky reimagining of a modern version of hell. 'A thrilling, occasionally frightening, romantasy … a talent to watch.' THE BOOKSELLER
'The perfect mix of danger, desperation, adventure, heartbreak and remake.' AMIE JORDAN, AUTHOR OF ALL THE HIDDEN MONSTERS
'Darkly funny and delectably sinister' MOLLY MORRIS, AUTHOR OF ANNIE LEBLANC IS NOT DEAD YET
Jenny's felt broken for a long time.
Luc has his own issues - you would too if your family ruled Hell.
When they meet at a party, sparks fly. She sees a handsome devil. He sees a lost soul.
Both sense trouble.
But it will take a journey to the very depths of the underworld to bring a girl and a demon together ...
- The stunning debut novel from the Times/Chicken House Children’s Competition 2022 Chairman’s Choice Prize winner
- Draws on the author’s own experience of homelessness, making this a powerful authentic story
Dante’s Inferno meets Euphoria in this fresh contemporary YA
Zusammenfassung
Jenny's felt broken for a long time. Luc has his own issues - youwould too if your family ruled Hell. When they meet at a party,sparks fly. She sees a handsome devil. He sees a lost soul. Bothsense trouble. But it will take a journey to the very depths of theunderworld to bring a girl and a demon together . . .
Weitere Informationen
- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09781915947185
- Illustrator Lorna Scobie
- Sprache Englisch
- Altersempfehlung 14 bis 18 Jahre
- Größe H198mm x B24mm x T129mm
- Jahr 2024
- EAN 9781915947185
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- ISBN 978-1-915947-18-5
- Veröffentlichung 02.08.2024
- Titel The Dark Within Us
- Autor Jess Popplewell
- Gewicht 260g
- Herausgeber Scholastic UK
- Anzahl Seiten 384
- Genre Lesen bis 11 Jahre