Steel - Rilegato

Vaughn, Carrie

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ISBN 10: 0061547913 ISBN 13: 9780061547911

Casa editrice: Harperteen, 2011

Riassunto

It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as if it had broken. A thousand people would step over it and think it trash, but not her.

This was the tip of a rapier.

Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued and pockets it as her own personal treasure.

The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirate's life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get home?one that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.

Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.

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Recensione:

“Throughly enjoyable” (Kirkus)

“Vivid period details add to the appeal of this unusual swashbuckler.” (ALA Booklist)

“This unique story should have broad appeal.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))

L'autore:

Carrie Vaughn survived her air force brat childhood and managed to put down roots in Colorado. Her first book, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, launched a popular series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk-radio advice show. She is also the author of Voices of Dragons, her debut novel for teen readers. Ms. Vaughn lives in Colorado.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Harperteen
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061547913
• ISBN 13: 9780061547911
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 294