Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
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Alina Starkov doesn't expect much from life. Orphaned by the Border Wars, the one thing she could rely on was her best friend and fellow refugee, Mal. And lately not even that seems certain. Drafted into the army of their war-torn homeland, they're sent on a dangerous mission into the Fold, a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh.
When their convoy is attacked, all seems lost until Alina reveals a dormant power that not even she knew existed. Ripped from everything she knows, she is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. He believes she is the answer the people have been waiting for: the one person with the power to destroy the Fold.
Swept up in a world of luxury and illusion, envied as the Darkling's favorite, Alina struggles to fit into her new life without Mal by her side. But as the threat to the kingdom mounts, Alina uncovers a secret that sets her on a collision course with the most powerful forces in the kingdom. Now only her past can save her . . . and only she can save the future.
When their convoy is attacked, all seems lost until Alina reveals a dormant power that not even she knew existed. Ripped from everything she knows, she is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. He believes she is the answer the people have been waiting for: the one person with the power to destroy the Fold.
Swept up in a world of luxury and illusion, envied as the Darkling's favorite, Alina struggles to fit into her new life without Mal by her side. But as the threat to the kingdom mounts, Alina uncovers a secret that sets her on a collision course with the most powerful forces in the kingdom. Now only her past can save her . . . and only she can save the future.
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Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2015 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Beehive Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2014 · Junior Book · Nominee
Truman Readers Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
RT Book Reviews
2012 · Top Pick
RT Reviewers Choice Award
2012 · Young Adult Protagonist · Winner
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