The Steep and Thorny Way
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2016
Amulet Books (Verlag)
978-1-4197-1915-8 (ISBN)
Amulet Books (Verlag)
978-1-4197-1915-8 (ISBN)
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A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Way tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten.
A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeares Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Way tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. 1920s Oregon is not a welcoming place for Hanalee Denney, the daughter of a white woman and an African-American man. She has almost no rights by law, and the Ku Klux Klan breeds fear and hatred in even Hanalees oldest friendships. Plus, her father, Hank Denney, died a year ago, hit by a drunk-driving teenager. Now her fathers killer is out of jail and back in town, and he claims that Hanalees father wasnt killed by the accident at all but, instead, was poisoned by the doctor who looked after himwho happens to be Hanalees new stepfather.
The only way for Hanalee to get the answers she needs is to ask Hank himself, a haint wandering the roads at night.
A thrilling reimagining of Shakespeares Hamlet, The Steep and Thorny Way tells the story of a murder most foul and the mighty power of love and acceptance in a state gone terribly rotten. 1920s Oregon is not a welcoming place for Hanalee Denney, the daughter of a white woman and an African-American man. She has almost no rights by law, and the Ku Klux Klan breeds fear and hatred in even Hanalees oldest friendships. Plus, her father, Hank Denney, died a year ago, hit by a drunk-driving teenager. Now her fathers killer is out of jail and back in town, and he claims that Hanalees father wasnt killed by the accident at all but, instead, was poisoned by the doctor who looked after himwho happens to be Hanalees new stepfather.
The only way for Hanalee to get the answers she needs is to ask Hank himself, a haint wandering the roads at night.
Cat Winters is the author of The Cure for Dreaming and In the Shadow of Blackbirds, which collected three starred reviews and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award for debut YA fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon. www.catwinters.com.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.03.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre |
| Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4197-1915-7 / 1419719157 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4197-1915-8 / 9781419719158 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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