Impossible
By Nancy Werlin
(Speak, Paperback, 9780142414910, 384pp.)
Publication Date: August 11, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc (November 2008), Compact Disc (November 2008), MP3 CD (November 2008), MP3 CD (November 2008), Hardcover (September 2008)
Categories: Social Issues - Pregnancy, Love & Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Fall 2008 Kids' ListA beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning author Nancy Werlin.
Inspired by the classic folk ballad "Scarborough Fair," this is a wonderfully riveting and haunting novel of suspense, romance, and fantasy. Lucy is seventeen when she discovers that she is the latest recipient of a generations-old family curse that requires her to complete three seemingly impossible tasks or risk falling into madness and passing the curse on to the next generation. Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has family, friends, and other modern resources to help her out. But will it be enough to conquer this age-old evil?
Nancy Werlin lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
Werlin earns high marks for the tales graceful interplay between wild magic and contemporary reality. Booklist, starred review
This unique story flows smoothly and evenly, and the well-drawn characters and subtle hints of magic early on allow readers to enter willingly into the world of fantasy. School Library Journal, starred review
Modern logic and methodology mesh splendidly with fairy lore. . . The conclusion is startingly wholesome, comfortable and complete. . . the melding of magic and practicality provides a lovely whole. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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