Nancy Springer
1) Metal Angel
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A dissatisfied angel falls to Earth to pursue his long-held dream of becoming a heavy-metal rock 'n' roll god For Volos, heaven is a bore; the real action is in the world of mortals. So the restless celestial abandons the eternal realm, transforming himself into a beautiful, decadent example of the human male while keeping his wings intact, and sets out to become a rock star. Needing appropriate lyrics for his soon-to-be hit singles and having no...
2) Fair Peril
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The art of storytelling and the power of a mother's love imbue this feminist fantasy novel - a contemporary riff on the tale of the frog prince. Once upon a time there was a middle-aged woman whose husband dumped her the month after their twentieth anniversary... Divorced, overweight Buffy Murphy is not a happy camper. One April afternoon, she walks into the woods... and meets a talking bullfrog. He asks her to kiss him so he can transform back into...
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Swords and sorcery fill this fantasy about an outcast girl who teams up with a prince to break a supernatural curse that could destroy their warring kingdoms In the kingdom of Vashti, a shuntali is an outcast-an unperson. One day, a young warrior gallops into the city astride a magnificent blue stallion. He is Prince Kyrem of Deva, and he has come to Vashti on a mission of peace between the warring kingdoms. En route, he is attacked by brigands...
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Every action has a consequence in this fantasy tale that follows a couple fleeing their destiny. Cerilla, the sheltered, castle-bound protagonist of this inventive and moving fantasy novel, is determined to escape her bloody fate: marriage to a king who is to be sacrificed after she bears his child. But Cerilla makes the monumental mistake of falling in love with her god-like husband to be - Arlen of the Sacred Isle - and he with her. Arlen's devoted...
5) Dark Lie
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From an Edgar Award winner, this abduction story is "a compulsive page turner that will have readers cheering on the decidedly unglamorous heroine" (Kirkus Reviews).
Dorrie White should be content with her life. She has a steady job, a loving husband. But
Dorrie also has a secret-one that has caught up with her. When she was a teenager in high school, Dorrie got pregnant and put her baby up for adoption. When she discovers her daughter, Juliet,...