Name: Orfeia
ISBN: 9781473229952

Joanne M. Harris

Fay, grieving over the sudden, tragic death of her daughter, Daisy, refuses to accept her loss. Her search for meaning takes her into London Beyond, and to the court of the charismatic and devious King Alberon, and then onto the Night Train, which carries the souls of the newly dead to the realm of the Hallowe'en King

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Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

I enjoyed this modern fairytale, and that is exactly what this is - if you don't like fairytale pacing and phrasing, don't read this book. But, I loved the story with the Hallowe'en King.

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Clara Côté

Madison Craft

Elizabeth Garza

Joanne M Harris

When you can find me an acre of land, Every sage grows merry in time, Between the ocean and the sand Then will you be united again. (Inspired by The Child Ballads 2 & 19) So begins a beautiful and tragic quest as a heartbroken mother sets out to save her lost daughter, through the realms of the real, of dream, and even into the underworld itself. But determination alone is not enough. For to save something precious, she must give up something precious, be it a song, a memory, or herfreedom itself . . . Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

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