The Broken Lands
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 4, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A slow-burning, spine-tingling thriller where a bridge under construction meets forces bent on evil.
- Themes
- Friendship, Courage, Good versus evil
- Pacing
- Reflective
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A crossroads can be a place of great power. So begins this deliciously spine-tingling prequel to Kate Milford’s The Boneshaker, set in the colorful world of nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City. Few crossroads compare to the one being formed by the Brooklyn Bridge and the East River, and as the bridge’s construction progresses, forces of unimaginable evil seek to bend that power to their advantage. Only two orphans with unusual skills stand in their way.
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Can the teenagers Sam, a card sharp, and Jin, a fireworks expert, stop them before it’s too late? Here is a richly textured, slow-burning thriller about friendship, courage, and the age-old fight between good and evil.
Crossroads and Suspense
A slow-burning, spine-tingling thriller where a bridge under construction meets forces bent on evil.
Come here for
- Nineteenth-century Coney Island and New York City
- Two teenagers with card-sharp and fireworks skills
Expect
- Richly textured suspense with a slow-burning pace
- Friendship, courage, and an age-old fight between good and evil
Where it sits
| Historical YA Fantasy | 93% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century US YA | 75% |
| YA Adventure | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Adventure
- Fairy Tales & Folklore for Teens
- YA Orphan & Foster Stories
- YA Fantasy
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- 19th-Century US YA
- YA Horror
- City Life for Teens
- Asian American YA
- Authors
- Kate Milford
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 4, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Courage · Good versus evil
- Reading lane
- YA Adventure