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Vassa in the Night : A Novel, Paperback / softback Book

Vassa in the Night : A Novel Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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"A dark, thoroughly modern fairy tale crackling with wit and magical mayhem." --Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow and Bone"An enchantingly twisted modern fairy tale, perfect for those who prefer Grimm to Disney.

Inventive, darkly magical, and beautifully written, it will stay with me for a long time." -- Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark CrownsSTEP INTO THE ENCHANTED KINGDOM OF BROOKLYN, WHERE MAGIC--AND DANGER--LURKS AROUND EVERY CORNER Sarah Porter's Vassa in the Night is a powerful and haunting tale for teen fans of urban fantasy, fairy tales, magic, and horror.In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they've arrived.

A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now--but not Vassa's working-class neighborhood.

In Vassa's neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling away again could become an issue.

Babs Yagg, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters--and sometimes innocent shoppers as well.

So when Vassa's stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.

But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother.

Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning.

With Erg's help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch's curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood.

But Babs won't be playing fair....

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