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The Appearance of Annie Van Sinderen


No. of pages 400

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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Its July in New York City, and aspiring filmmaker Wes Auckerman has just arrived to start his summer term at NYU. While shooting a sance at a psychics in the East Village, he meets a mysterious, intoxicatingly beautiful girl named Annie. As they start spending time together, Wes finds himself falling for her, drawn to her rose-petal lips and her entrancing glow. Theres just something about her that he cant put his finger on, something faraway and otherworldly that compels him to fall even deeper. Annies from the city, and yet she seems just as out of place as Wes feels. Lost in the chaos of the busy city streets, shes been searching for somethinga missing ring. And now Annie is running out of time and needs Wess help. As they search together, Annie and Wes uncover secrets lurking around every corner, secrets that will reveal the truth of Annies dark past.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Oneworld Publications .

Katherine Howe is the author of the #2 New York Times bestseller The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, as well as The House of Velvet and Glass. She is a direct descendant of three of the women accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials, one who was hanged and two who survived. She lives in Palo Alto, USA.

 

'Howe has a historian's sure grasp of period detail as well as a keen ear for contemporary dialogue...Annie is a sassy heroine who takes the unfamiliarity of being dead and the wonders of new technology in her stride'. * Independent *

 

`Lush, twisty and spellbinding, Katherine Howe's The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen will keep you up all night and not let you go in the morning. Utterly beguiling from beginning to end.' -- Megan Abbott, award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever

 

`Hauntingly etched, creating an eeriness that lingers after the novel's romantic ending.' * Publishers Weekly, starred review *

 

`This strange and gorgeous novel is rich with humor, ghosts, art, and true love, but I think I loved it best for its characters: a group of loyal friends who ricochet together through the streets of a hummingly alive New York City, searching for a lost ring, a devastating secret, and, most of all, for the people they want to become.' -- Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of The Precious One, Belong to Me, and Saving Lucas Biggs

 

`A tautly paced page-turner that blends historical fiction, romance, and the supernatural.' * School Library Journal, starred review *