The Resource A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray
A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray
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The item A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 403 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385730280
- Label
- A great and terrible beauty
- Title
- A great and terrible beauty
- Statement of responsibility
- Libba Bray
- Subject
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- trueSpirits
- Schools -- Fiction
- trueSixteen-year-old girls -- England
- trueSupernatural
- trueWomen's role -- England -- History -- 19th century
- trueWomen -- England -- History -- 19th century
- trueVisions
- trueVictorian era (1837-1901) -- 1837 -- 1901
- trueTeenage girls -- England
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBoarding schools
- Boarding schools -- Fiction
- trueDivination
- trueEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueGirls' boarding schools -- England
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901
- trueHistorical fantasy
- trueMagic
- Magic -- Fiction
- trueSchools
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world
- Summary
- After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world
- Award
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- Iowa High School Book Award, 2007.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 122667
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bray, Libba
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 700
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 9
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Gemma Doyle trilogy
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Magic
- Supernatural
- Boarding schools
- Schools
- England
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray
- Control code
- ocm52312403
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 403 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385730280
- Lccn
- 2003009472
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ADM-4650
- Label
- A great and terrible beauty, Libba Bray
- Control code
- ocm52312403
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- 403 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385730280
- Lccn
- 2003009472
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ADM-4650
Subject
- trueSpirits
- Schools -- Fiction
- trueSixteen-year-old girls -- England
- trueSupernatural
- trueWomen's role -- England -- History -- 19th century
- trueWomen -- England -- History -- 19th century
- trueVisions
- trueVictorian era (1837-1901) -- 1837 -- 1901
- trueTeenage girls -- England
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueBoarding schools
- Boarding schools -- Fiction
- trueDivination
- trueEngland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
- England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueFriendship
- trueGirls' boarding schools -- England
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901
- trueHistorical fantasy
- trueMagic
- Magic -- Fiction
- trueSchools
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Member of
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- trueIowa Association of School Librarians Book Awards: Iowa High School Book Award
- trueFor Fans Of . . . Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2004
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