You're never too young to fight censorship!It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler from the school library. Mrs. Jones, the librarian, told her the bad news: the book was banned! Just because a classmate's mom thought it wasn't appropriate for kids to read.
"Magic can save you Magic can kill you It should be a time of celebration. The Enemy of Death is dead; a severed head proof of his downfall. The magical world has no reason to believe otherwise, and Callum, Tamara and Aaron are celebrated as heroes. But at a party held in their honour, things go horribly, brutally wrong. A fellow student is callously murdered, and it seems Call's worst fears are confirmed- there is a spy in the Magisterium. No one is safe. Now, using the powerful magic they've been taught, the trio must risk their lives to track down the killer. But magic is dangerous - in the wrong hands it could bring terrible destruction. And reveal the deadliest secret of all . . ."
Ethan dacht dat hij gewend begon te raken aan vreemde, onmogelijk gebeurtenissen in Gatlin. Maar nu Ethan en Lena weer thuis zijn, hebben de woorden 'vreemd' en 'onmogelijk' nieuwe betekenissen gekregen. Zwermen sprinkhanen, recordbrekende hitte en verwoestende stormen teisteren Gatlin. Ethan en Lena proberen te begrijpen wat de vloek van Lena nu eigenlijk betekent. Zelfs Lena's familie moet geloven aan de chaos. Als de tijd verstrijkt wordt de vraag steeds belangrijker: wat - of wie - moet worden opgeofferd om Gatlin te redden?
Is death the end . . . or only the beginning? Ethan Wate always dreamed of leaving the stifling Southern town of Gatlin. But he never dreamt that finding love with Lena Duchannes would drive him away. Lena is a Caster girl whose supernatural powers unveiled a secretive and cursed side of Gatlin, so powerful it forced him to make a terrible sacrifice. Now Ethan must find a way to return to Lena - and Gatlin - as she vows to do whatever it takes to get him back. Even if it means trusting old enemies or risking their loved ones' lives. 'Hauntingly delicious, dark fantasy.' Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of City of Bones 'Gorgeously crafted, atmospheric and original.' Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author or Wicked Lovely
Ethan wist zeker dat er in Gatlin nooit iets gebeurde. Tot hij Lena ontmoette, die hem een wereld toonde die al die tijd verborgen was gebleven. Een Gatlin dat eeuwenoude geheimen herbergde, onder de met mos bedekte bomen en afgebrokkelde trottoirs. Samen kunnen ze alles aan, maar na een tragisch sterfgeval begint Lena afstand te nemen van Ethan. Ze houdt geheimen achter die hun relatie ernstig op de proef stellen. En nu Ethan openstaat voor de duistere kant van het stadje en opgejaagd wordt door visioenen die alleen hij kan zien, is er geen weg meer terug.
"Fra cinque mesi compio sedici anni. Tu non puoi sapere cosa significa Ethan. Tu non sai niente. Potrei non essere qui dopo il mio compleanno." "Ma sei qui adesso Lena." Ethan vive nella piccola cittadina di Gatlin, in South Carolina, un posto dove non succede mai nulla e da cui non vede l'ora di andarsene. Almeno finché non arriva Lena, una misteriosa e bellissima ragazza in cui Ethan riconosce la protagonista degli strani sogni che da tempo lo tormentano durante la notte. Assecondando l'inspiegabile legame che sembra spingerlo inesorabilmente verso di lei, Ethan la avvicina e se ne innamora. Ma Lena nasconde un segreto: è una strega, vittima di un'antica maledizione che, allo scoccare del suo sedicesimo compleanno, la condannerà alla magia bianca o a quella nera. Il destino potrebbe trasformarla in una creatura mostruosa, incapace di amare. Ma Lena ha incontrato l'amore prima di aver compiuto sedici anni. E sarà proprio quell'Amore l'unica forza in grado di cancellare il suo passato e riscrivere il destino.