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Shadows cast by stars / Catherine Knutsson. --
To escape a government that needs antigens in aboriginal blood to stop a plague, sixteen-year-old Cassandra and her family flee to the Island, where she not only gets help in communicating with the spirit world, she learns she has been chosen to be their voice and instrument.
Record details
- ISBN: 1442401923 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781442401921 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 456 p.
- Edition: 1st Atheneum Books for Young Readers pbk. ed. --
- Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster Children's Pub., 2013, c2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Atheneum Books for Young Readers." |
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 12 up"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 11.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Teenage girls > Fiction. Indians of North America > Fiction. Brothers and sisters > Fiction. Twins > Fiction. Spirits > Fiction. Families > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Knuts | 31681002624971 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
To escape a government that needs antigens in aboriginal blood to stop a plague, sixteen-year-old Cassandra and her family flee to the Island, where she not only gets help in communicating with the spirit world, she learns she has been chosen to be theirvoice and instrument. - Baker & Taylor
To escape a government that needs antigens in aboriginal blood to stop a plague, Cassandra and her family flee to the Island, where she not only gets help in communicating with the spirit world, she learns she has been chosen to be their voice. - Baker & Taylor
In a future world decimated by a plague where the antibodies-rich blood of Aborigines has become the most valuable commodity on the planet, immune 16-year-old Aboriginal descendant Cassandra flees to a supernaturally charged island where she is taught by the village healer and chosen by the spirit world to voice their concerns. A first novel. - Simon and Schuster
Old ways are pitted against new horrors in this compellingly crafted, âatmospherically beautifulâ (Kirkus Reviews) dystopian tale about a girl who is both healer and seer.
Two hundred years from now, blood has become the most valuable commodity on the planetâespecially the blood of aboriginal peoples, for it contains antibodies that protect them from the Plague ravaging the rest of the world.
Sixteen-year-old Cassandra Mercredi might be immune to the Plague, but that doesnât mean sheâs safeâgovernment forces are searching for those of aboriginal heritage to harvest their blood. When a search threatens Cassandra and her family, they flee to the Island: a mysterious and idyllic territory protected by the Band, a group of guerilla warriorsâand by an enigmatic energy barrier that keeps outsiders out and the spirit world in. And though the village healer has taken her under her wing, and the tribal leaderâs son into his heart, the creatures of the spirit world are angry, and they have chosen Cassandra to be their voice and instrument...
Incorporating the traditions of the First Peoples as well as the more familiar stories of Greek mythology and Arthurian legend, Shadows Cast by Stars is a haunting, beautifully written story that breathes new life into ancient customs.
