Girls of Paper and Fire

Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked."

In this richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty has piqued the king's interest.

Over weeks of training in the opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Jimmy Patterson
Published: 11/06/2018
ISBN: 9780316561365
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.20d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 92
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018
Booklist 08/01/2018 pg. 85
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
BookPage 12/01/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2018 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 500132 / Girls of Paper and Fire
Reading Level: 5.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 17