Flora and Henry were born a few blocks from each other, innocent of the forces that might keep a white boy and an African American girl apart; years later they meet again and their mutual love of music sparks an even more powerful connection. But what Flora and Henry don't know is that they are pawns in a game played by the eternal adversaries Love and Death, here brilliantly reimagined as two extremely sympathetic and fascinating characters. Can their hearts and their wills overcome not only their earthly circumstances, but forces that have battled throughout history? In the rainy Seattle of the 1920's, romance blooms among the jazz clubs, the mansions of the wealthy, and the shanty towns of the poor. But what is more powerful: love? Or death?
The Game of Love and Death
Martha Brockenbrough
Arthur A. Levine Books
2015
352 páginas
11h 44m
ISBN-13: 9780545668347
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Martha Elizabeth Brockenbrough
Martha Brockenbrough (rhymes with broken toe) is the author of two books for adults and five books for young readers (with three more on the way in 2017). A faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts and blogger for the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators,* she's also the founder of National Grammar Day (every March 4), and she's written game questions for Cranium and Trivial Pursuit. The former editor of MSN.com, Martha has interviewed lots of celebrities, including the Jonas Brothers and Slash (his favorite dinosaur is the diplodocus). Her work has been published in a variety of places, including The New York Times. She also wrote an educational humor column for the online encyclopedia Encarta for nine years. She lives in Seattle with her family. Her favorite kind of food is Indian, although Thai runs a close second. Besides writing, she likes board games, playing music with the family band, travel to places far and near, drinking lots of coffee, and working out really hard at the gym. (*Martha has opinions, too. Sharp ones. Funny ones. Ones that matter to her. Any opinions she expresses belong to her and not to any of her employers.) Awards Martha won a Pacific Northwest Bookseller Association Award and a Washington State Book Award for her novel THE GAME OF LOVE AND DEATH. She was also a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. The book was also on several lists: An Amazon Best Book of the Month, Teen & YA An Amazon Best Book of 2015 A Booklist Top Ten Arts Book for Youth A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015 A Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2015 A Booklist Editors’ Choice 2015 Her debut novel, DEVINE INTERVENTION, was one of Kirkus Reviews Top 100 books for teens in 2012, and was a Kansas State Reading Circle selection. Representation Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary, LLC
6 Livros
6 Seguidores
Washington, Estados Unidos