| Elementals Contributor(s): Block, Francesca Lia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250036291 ISBN-13: 9781250036292 Publisher: Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Magical Realism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.50 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From a star YA writer Francesca Lia Block, author of the Weetzie Bat books, comes an adult novel about a student, haunted by the disappearance of a friend, who must face the truth The Elementals is on one level an intriguing coming-of-age novel about a young woman, Ariel Silverman, facing the challenges of her first years away at college in Berkeley, California, while her mother battles cancer at home in Los Angeles. But the book takes on deeper, stranger meanings when we realize that Ariel is haunted by the disappearance of her best friend, Jeni, who vanished without a trace a few years before, closing Ariel's heart and changing her forever. Ariel wonders if she will ever be fully alive, until she meets three mysterious, beautiful and seductive young people living in a strange old house in the Berkeley hills. Through them Ariel will unravel the mystery of her best friend's disappearance and face a chilling choice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Block, Francesca Lia: - FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK is the author of many books including the popular Weezie Bat series and The Elementals. She is the recipient of the ALA Lifetime Achievement Award, among others, and is published all over the world. |