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Ruta Sepetys
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Speak
Publication date
March 4, 2014
Pages
346
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780147508430
ISBN-10
0147508436
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$9.99
Other format details
juvenile
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Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Oranges for Christmas | Salt to the Sea | Girl in the Blue Coat | Zeitoun | Between Shades of Gray | Code Name Verity | Stitches
Oranges for Christmas | Salt to the Sea | Girl in the Blue Coat | Zeitoun | Between Shades of Gray | Code Name Verity | Stitches
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”--Entertainment Weekly
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (June 26, 2013)
9781410458735 | details & prices | 455 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 1.15 lbs | List price $23.99
About: Josie, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a French Quarter prostitute, is striving to escape 1950 New Orleans and enroll at prestigious Smith College when she becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
About: Josie, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a French Quarter prostitute, is striving to escape 1950 New Orleans and enroll at prestigious Smith College when she becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
from Philomel Books (February 12, 2013)
9780399256929 | details & prices | 346 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 1.04 lbs | List price $17.99
About: It's 1950 and the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets.
About: It's 1950 and the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Speak (March 4, 2014)
9780147508430 | details & prices | 346 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.75 lbs | List price $9.99
About: “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.
About: “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (March 4, 2014)
9780606343008 | details & prices | 346 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 10-12 | 0.90 lbs | List price $20.85
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