Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
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Some loves are meant to be...
Others are cursed.
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
Others are cursed.
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.
In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
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California Young Reader Medal
2013 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa High School Book Award
2013 · Young Adult · Nominee
Charlotte Award
2012 · High School/Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2012 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice
2012 · Grades 9-12 · Nominee
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
2011 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Volunteer State Book Award
2011 · Young Adult · Nominee
William C. Morris YA Debut Award
2010 · Young Adult Literature · Finalist
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