The turnaway girls
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Published:
Somerville, Massachusetts :
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
258 pages ; 22 cm
Rating:
650L
Status:
Essex Children's Fiction
J CHEWINS

Description

"Twelve-year-old Delphernia Undersea has spent her whole life in the cloister, hidden from sea and sky by a dome of stone and the laws of Blightsend. Outside, the Masters - all boys and men - play music. Inside, the turnaway girls silently, silently make that music into gold. Making shimmers, Mother Nine calls it. But Delphernia can't make shimmer. She would rather sing that stay silent. When a Master who doesn't act like a Master comes to the skydoor, it's a chance for Delphernia to leave the cloister. Outside the stone dome, the sea breathes like a wind beast, the sky watches with stars like eyes, and even the gardens have claws. Outside, Delphernia is caught between the island's silent Custodian and its ominous Childer-Queen. Outside, there is a poem-speaking prince and a girl who makes Delphernia think of freedom. Delphernia doesn't know how to be free in Blightsend. Blightsend can't be free without her." --

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780763697921, 0763697923
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.5, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
650

Notes

Description
"Twelve-year-old Delphernia Undersea has spent her whole life in the cloister, hidden from sea and sky by a dome of stone and the laws of Blightsend. Outside, the Masters - all boys and men - play music. Inside, the turnaway girls silently, silently make that music into gold. Making shimmers, Mother Nine calls it. But Delphernia can't make shimmer. She would rather sing that stay silent. When a Master who doesn't act like a Master comes to the skydoor, it's a chance for Delphernia to leave the cloister. Outside the stone dome, the sea breathes like a wind beast, the sky watches with stars like eyes, and even the gardens have claws. Outside, Delphernia is caught between the island's silent Custodian and its ominous Childer-Queen. Outside, there is a poem-speaking prince and a girl who makes Delphernia think of freedom. Delphernia doesn't know how to be free in Blightsend. Blightsend can't be free without her." --,Publisher's description.
Target Audience
650L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,4.5,6,503696

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APA Citation (style guide)

Chewins, H. The turnaway girls. First edition.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Chewins, Hayley. The Turnaway Girls. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Chewins, Hayley, The Turnaway Girls. .

MLA Citation (style guide)

Chewins, Hayley. The Turnaway Girls. First edition.

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