The Glittering Court
Richelle Mead$16.99
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A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER The Selection meets Reign in this dazzling trilogy of interwoven novels about three girls on a quest for freedom and true love from #1 internationally bestselling author Richelle Mead. "Brilliant and original, Mead's new series starts off with a bang and will leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very end."
--School Library Journal For a select group of girls, the Glittering Court offers a shot at a life they've only ever dreamed of, one of luxury, glamour, and leisure. To high-born Adelaide, whose wealthy family is forcing her into a loveless marriage, the Glittering Court represents something else: the chance to chart her own destiny, and adventure in an unspoiled, prosperous new land across the sea. After a chance meeting with the dazzling Cedric Thorn, Adelaide poses as a servant to join the crop of impoverished girls he promises to transform into proper ladies. But her familiarity with upper class life comes with a price: she must hide her identity from her new friends, mysterious refugee Mira and fiery former laundress Tamsin, and most importantly, from Cedric himself--even though she's falling in love with him. Everything begins to crumble when Cedric discovers Adelaide's ruse, and she catches the eye of a powerful young governor, who wants her for a wife. She didn't leave the gilded cage of her old life behind just to become someone else's property. But nothing is as daunting--or as wonderful--as the potent, forbidden attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. One that, if acted on, would make them both outcasts in a wild, dangerous, uncharted world, and possibly lead them to their deaths.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: 04/05/2016
ISBN: 9781595148414
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/25/2016
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Romantic Times 04/01/2016 pg. 48 - Very Good
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 156
Booklist 04/01/2016 pg. 68
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 134 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182538 / Glittering Court
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 20
--School Library Journal For a select group of girls, the Glittering Court offers a shot at a life they've only ever dreamed of, one of luxury, glamour, and leisure. To high-born Adelaide, whose wealthy family is forcing her into a loveless marriage, the Glittering Court represents something else: the chance to chart her own destiny, and adventure in an unspoiled, prosperous new land across the sea. After a chance meeting with the dazzling Cedric Thorn, Adelaide poses as a servant to join the crop of impoverished girls he promises to transform into proper ladies. But her familiarity with upper class life comes with a price: she must hide her identity from her new friends, mysterious refugee Mira and fiery former laundress Tamsin, and most importantly, from Cedric himself--even though she's falling in love with him. Everything begins to crumble when Cedric discovers Adelaide's ruse, and she catches the eye of a powerful young governor, who wants her for a wife. She didn't leave the gilded cage of her old life behind just to become someone else's property. But nothing is as daunting--or as wonderful--as the potent, forbidden attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. One that, if acted on, would make them both outcasts in a wild, dangerous, uncharted world, and possibly lead them to their deaths.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: 04/05/2016
ISBN: 9781595148414
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/25/2016
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Romantic Times 04/01/2016 pg. 48 - Very Good
School Library Journal 03/01/2016 pg. 156
Booklist 04/01/2016 pg. 68
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Recommended - Readable
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 134 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182538 / Glittering Court
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 20