Seraphina
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 432
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Seraphina, Seraphina Series .
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 432 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Rachel Hartman is Canadian and this is her first YA novel. She is also the author of a mini-comic, Amy Unbound.
Andre Norton Award For Ya Sci Fi And Fantasy Nominees
Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Teens
Animals in literature
Mythical Creatures in literature
Unicorns in literature
Dragons in literature
Adventures in literature
This book is in the following series:
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
William C Morris Award
This book was recognised by the William C Morris Award.
Amazon Book Awards - Best Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Best Of The Year category of the Amazon Book Awards.
Ala Award - Best YA
This book was recognised in the Best YA category of the Ala Award.
Locus Award - First Novel
This book was recognised in the First Novel category by the Locus Award.
Indies Choice Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Indies Choice Book Award.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Teens
This book was recognised in the Teens category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 10-14 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 10-14 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Audiobook
This book was recognised in the Audiobook category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.
Keystone to Reading Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award.
Horn Book Award - Fiction & Poetry
This book was recognised in the Fiction & Poetry category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book.
Governor General's Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award.
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
Green Mountain Book Award
This book was recognised by the Green Mountain Book Award.
Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 10-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 10-12 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.
Cybils Award - Fantasy / Sci Fi - YA
This book was recognised in the Fantasy / Sci Fi - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Cybil Award
This book was recognised by the Cybil Award.
Ala Award - Notable Children's Book
This book was recognised in the Notable Children's Book category of the Ala Award.
"Seraphina is a quick-paced read, and while the story does pause at times for introspection, it never stalls or grinds to a halt ... It's a tale well told, the author's writing hitting a real high whenever music is involved. Here, her prose verges on the poetic; beautiful, often haunting, descriptions abound ... In Seraphina, Rachel Hartman has created a likeable, gutsy heroine, one who isn't flawless or afraid to make mistakes." * Starburst magazine *
"Hartman proves dragons are still fascinating in this impressive high fantasy ... Equal parts political thriller, murder mystery, bittersweet romance, and coming-of-age story, this is an uncommonly good fantasy centered upon an odd but lovable heroine ... Fantasy readers young and old who appreciate immersion into a rich new culture will not mind the novel's slow build, especially as it takes wing and hurtles toward the stratosphere. This is an exciting new series to watch." * Booklist *
"Hartman's splendid prose debut (is) head and talons above the rest" * Kirkus *
"This is a proper fantasy, with a feisty heroine and some truly splendid dragons...it's a beautifully told story, with some gorgeously surreal imaginative flights on a level with Alice in Wonderland - it has that dreamlike quality of beauty and absurdity...Seraphina is a fast-paced and skilfully wrought fantasy, a beautiful and original take on the dragon myth." * Katy Moran *
"In her exquisitely written fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex and utterly original world. Seraphina's journey to self-acceptance is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page" * Cicely Loves Books blog *
