C.E. Thornton
Paperback | Pages: 258 pages Rating: 4.17 | 12 Users | 2 Reviews
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| Title | : | Shadowchild |
| Author | : | C.E. Thornton |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 258 pages |
| Published | : | August 24th 2017 by C.E. Thornton (first published March 13th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult |
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A Winner of the 2010 Pearson Prize for Fiction!Benjamina James was like any other fifteen-year-old until one day a bolt of blue lightning struck her on the soccer field. She soon finds she has strange abilities including shooting fire and lightning from her hands, and that she can blend completely into shadows without a trace. With the help of an old family friend, "Bennie" learns she has been marked as a Guardian of the Light: one of an elite branch of defenders who keep the forces of evil at bay and hidden in darkness. But as Bennie learns to develop her powers she discovers dark secrets about her newfound friends, her family, and even herself.
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| Original Title: | Shadowchild |
| ISBN: | 0615190448 (ISBN13: 9780615190440) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating About Books Shadowchild
Ratings: 4.17 From 12 Users | 2 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books Shadowchild
Shadowchild is the first book in Thorntons Guardian of Light series, and represents a highly entertaining venture into the difficult terrain of young adult fantasy. The plot is engaging and nicely paced, the characters believable and well-drawn. Happily, there are currently two additional books in the series, for this one leaves the reader wanting to know What Happens Next!Caera (pronounced just like Keira Knightley) Thornton is the author of The Guardians of the Light Trilogy. Initially completed in 2012, Thornton relaunched the trilogy in serial form online as well as in print and eBook formats beginning in the summer of 2016. For all updates and information, check her blog and her website.Thornton wrote this book when she was only 15 (I think.) It's a remarkable accomplishment for any young person. The prose is professionally put down on the paper, and reads cleanly and smoothly. It's a fun, imaginative adventure story about a girl from Texas who finds herself suddenly with a supernatural talent. But the story doesn't read like a cliche superhero adventure at all. My only criticism would be that some of the adult characters read like adolescents, and some of the characters lack a
Thornton wrote this book when she was only 15 (I think.) It's a remarkable accomplishment for any young person. The prose is professionally put down on the paper, and reads cleanly and smoothly. It's a fun, imaginative adventure story about a girl from Texas who finds herself suddenly with a supernatural talent. But the story doesn't read like a cliche superhero adventure at all. My only criticism would be that some of the adult characters read like adolescents, and some of the characters lack a
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