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Goblin Fruit: An eBook short story from Lips Touch


No. of pages 55

Published: 2012

Great for age 7-10 years

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From the author of the astounding must-read novel DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE, comes a vividly imaginative short story, GOBLIN FRUIT (from the award-winning short story collection LIPS TOUCH). Kizzy wanted it all so bad her soul leaned half out of her body hungering after it, and that was what drove the goblins wild, her soul hanging out there like an un-tucked shirt.Beware of souls that want too much. Kizzy's family are from the Old Country. They cut the heads off chickens, have anvils in their yard and sing songs in a language that her teachers have never heard of. They believe in talking foxes, witch soldiers and goblins who crave the souls of a particular type of girl. Girls who wish they were prettier, had normal relatives and, most of all, were noticed by the boy they have fallen for at school. Girls like Kizzy...

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 55 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 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton General Division (Digital) .

Laini Taylor is the author of DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE. She is also the creator of the Laini's Ladies line of gifts and stationery. Laini lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and her daughter.

 

You don't want this book to end . . . it's cancelling-weekend-plans, stay-up-all-night-addictive. * Easy Living on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

Laini Taylor's imagination is vivid. * Financial Times on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

A masterful mix of reality and fantasy with cross-genre appeal. Exquisitely written and beautifully paced. * Publishers Weekly Starred Review on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

Trust us, it's brilliant * Heat on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

Northern Lights and Pan's Labyrinth in one. * Stylist on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

For once the frenzy over a teen novel is justified. DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor is one of those books that blots out reality, so consumed do you become in its fantasy world of chimeras and angels . . . inevitably there is an epic romance but Taylor is a talented writer; this is aeons apart from the usual angels and werewolves dross. * Sunday Telegraph on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

'Taylor's three novellas form a triptych of beautiful fantasy writing reminiscent of Charles de Lint and Neil Gaiman' * Booklist, starred review, on LIPS TOUCH *

 

'WOW. I wish I had written this book.' * Patrick Rothfuss on DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE *

 

'Even nonfantasy lovers will find themselves absorbed by Taylor's masterful, elegant work.' * Publishers Weekly, starred review, on LIPS TOUCH *