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Brief Description:
When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.
Biographical Note:
Cassandra Clare vaulted onto the publishing scene with her first YA novel, City of Bones, and has published three other bestselling novels in The Mortal Instruments series. First published in August of 2010, Clockwork Angel marked the first installment of Cassandra's The Infernal Devices trilogy and debuted at #1 on the New York Times list.
Marc Notes:
When sixteen-year-old orphan Tessa Fell's older brother suddenly vanishes, her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London's dangerous supernatural underworld, and when she discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must learn to trust the demon-killing Shadowhunters if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother.;Rated T: Teen, LV.
Publisher Marketing:
A prequel to Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, The Infernal Devices is the story of Tessa Gray, a sixteen-year-old American girl traveling alone to Victorian London who runs afoul of the city's sordid supernatural underworld. Rescued by the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, Tessa quickly finds herself caught up in an intrigue that may very well destroy her new friends - including the two enigmatic young men, Jem and Will, who have taken her under their wing...
Review Citations:
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Booklist 01/01/2013 pg. 74 (EAN 9780316200981, Paperback)
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Publishers Weekly 07/19/2010 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2010 pg. 619 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Romantic Times 09/01/2010 pg. 56 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Booklist 08/01/2010 pg. 45 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2010 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2010 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 110 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 93 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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BookPage 09/01/2010 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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Wilson Senior High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9781416975861, Hardcover)
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