A disturbing secret haunts two sisters in this spine-chilling YA
historical thriller from award-winning author Frances Hardinge
An ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book
Following a mysterious accident that leaves her sopping wet, Triss
awakens to a world that's eerily off-kilter. Her memories are muddled,
her sister despises her, and when she brushes her hair, out come
crumbled fragments of leaves.
Is she going mad? Or did her accident trigger a nightmarish chain of
events? In her quest to learn the truth, Triss ventures from the shelter
of her parents' protective wings into the city's underbelly. There she
encounters strange creatures whose grand schemes could forever alter
the fates of her family.
From master storyteller Frances Hardinge comes the unnerving tale of one
girl's struggle to confront her darkest fears in order to triumph over a
world where nothing is as it seems.