Dirty Wings by Sarah McCarry

Dirty Wings

A Novel

Sarah McCarry

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · July 15, 2014

A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2014!

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Who it’s for
A fantasy romance where friendship, music, and dangerous love share the stage.
Themes
Unlikely friendship, Dangerous love, Ancient evil
Pacing
Fast

About this book

A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2014! In Dirty Wings by Sarah McCarry, Maia is a teenage piano prodigy and dutiful daughter, imprisoned in the oppressive silence of her adoptive parents' house like a princess in an ivory tower. Cass is a street rat, witch, and runaway, scraping by with her wits and her knack for a five-fingered discount.

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When a chance encounter brings the two girls together, an unlikely friendship blossoms that will soon change the course of both their lives. Cass springs Maia from the jail of the only world she's ever known, and Maia's only too happy to make a break for it. But Cass didn't reckon on Jason, the hypnotic blue-eyed rocker who'd capture Maia's heart as soon as Cass set her free--and Cass isn't the only one who's noticed Maia's extraordinary gifts. Is Cass strong enough to battle the ancient evil she's unwittingly awakened--or has she walked into a trap that will destroy everything she cares about? In this time, like in any time, love is a dangerous game.

Wings and Witches

A fantasy romance where friendship, music, and dangerous love share the stage.

Come here for

  • A witch and a piano prodigy with very different ideas of freedom
  • Romance with an ancient evil in the wings

Expect

  • Teenage friendship complicated by a hypnotic rocker
  • A blend of fantasy, music, and perilous love

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Fantasy36%
Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens25%
Greek & Roman Myths for Teens21%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Greek & Roman Myths for Teens
  • Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens
Authors
Sarah McCarry
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
July 15, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Unlikely friendship · Dangerous love · Ancient evil
Reading lane
YA Stories About Girls & Women