Waking

By Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry

Book Overview

Beauty is afraid to sleep--her dreams are haunted by the Shadow Lady who stalks and threatens her. During her waking hours, Beauty's life is safe, safer than she wants it to be. Since her mother's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155143489X
• ISBN13: 9781551434896
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

lyrical

A beautifully-written story about a girl coming to terms with her mother's suicide in dreams, & starting to find friends. Mostly realistic, but it feels like you're reading a fantasy novel. If you like the writing of Patricia McKillip or Nina Kiriki Hoffman, this is for you.

Loved This Book!!!!

If you are somebody (like me) who adores Francesca Lia Block's poetic, metaphor/simile-packed style of writing, then you will *love* Alyxandra Harvey-Fitzhenry's debut novel 'Waking'! Alyxandra's short, wonderfully elegant story is a modern-day retelling of the 'Sleeping Beauty' myth that is lush and vibrant with spot-on witty dialogue and characters who make your heart ache for them. I just loved this book and devoured it in a single sitting! Read it! Read it! Read it!