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Beautiful Creatures (Book 1)
Series: Beautiful Creatures
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In Ethan Wate's hometown there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes. There is a curse. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided. Ethan never even saw it coming.
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Beautiful Creatures: Is falling in love the beginning . . . or the end?
In Ethan Wate's hometown, there lies the darkest of secrets.
There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes.
There is a curse. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been promised. And no one can stop it.
In the end, there is a grave. Lena and Ethan become bound together by a deep, powerful love. But Lena is cursed, and on her sixteenth birthday, her fate will be decided.
Ethan never even saw it coming.
Don't miss the Warner Brothers and Alcon Entertainment blockbuster movie of Beautiful Creatures directed by Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You) and featuring an all-star cast, including Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, and hot young Hollywood talent Alice Englert, Alden Ehrenreich, and Emmy Rossum.
Praise for Beautiful Creatures: "This novel has been generating Twilight-level buzz." - Teen Vogue
About the authors:
Kami Garcia is a superstitious American southerner who can make biscuits by hand and pies from scratch! She attended George Washington University and is a teacher and reading specialist. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her family.
Margaret Stohl has written and designed many successful video games, which is why her two beagles are named Zelda and Kirby. She has degrees from Yale and Stanford Universities in the US and has also studied in the prestigious creative writing department at UEA, Norwich. She lives in Santa Monica, California, with her family.
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Also available in the Beautiful Creatures series: Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, and Beautiful Redemption.
Don't miss the brand new Dangerous Creatures series, set in the world of Beautiful Creatures.
Exclusive ebook novellas also available: Dream Dark and Dangerous Dream.
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Beautiful Creatures (Book 1)
Beautiful Creatures: Is falling in love the beginning . . . or the end? In Ethan Wate's hometown, there lies the darkest of secrets. There is a girl. Slowly, she pulled the hood from her head. Green eyes, black hair. Lena Duchannes. There is a curse. On the Sixteenth Moon, the Sixteenth Year, the Book will take what it's been...Paperback$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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Beautiful Creatures is praised for its dark, enchanting fantasy and rich Southern Gothic setting, featuring a compelling cast of intriguing characters. It is a riveting tale of love and difficult choices, with an immersive atmosphere likened to a sultry Carolina summer. Readers are drawn to its captivating world, making it a standout debut novel.
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ISBN: 9780141326085
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 February 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 407g
Pages: 592
About the Author
Kami Garcia is a teacher and reading specialist with an MA in education, and leads book groups for children and teenagers. Margaret Stohl has an MA in English and studied creative writing under poet George MacBeth at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. They both live in Los Angeles, California, with their families. Beautiful Creatures is their debut novel.
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