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Curio

by Evangeline Denmark
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Curio, written by Evangeline Denmark, is the story of Grey Haward's struggles to keep her friends and family safe from their totalitarian government while she's at home, and from afar. After her friend Whit is taken by a patrol for breaking curfew, Grey is willing to give him her ration of the potion that allows citizens to digest their food, believing she is like her grandfather and father, who don't need the potion. After being accused of ration dealing, Grey is on the run and becomes trapped in Curio City with the upper-class "Porcies" and ragged, lower-class clockwork people. She is befriended by another trapped human, Blaise, and they must escape together, or the porcelain Lord Blueboy will try to take her power of being unbreakable by force. Grey needs to return to her own world before her friends and family lose their lives.

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  • Release date

    January 5, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9780310729365
      • File size: 1437 KB

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      • ISBN: 9780310729365
      • File size: 1437 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      February 1, 2016

      Gr 8 Up-Grey Haward's life is nothing out of the ordinary. She, like everyone else in her town, spends most of her time trying to avoid the Chemists's notice-both fearing the powerful alchemists and needing a daily ration of their potion to survive. Life with the Chemists is life in a police state, with violence doled out to those who break the law. When Grey's friend Whit is striped for an offense Grey feels responsible for, she stands up for him, unleashing an inner power and a family secret about a group of fighters long believed extinct. Thrust into a whole new world, Grey must figure out how to channel her newfound abilities in order to save herself and those she cares for. There are many threads in this book, and unfortunately, not all of them are woven successfully. At times, this work reads like two completely separate stories with only the names of the characters as a constant. The connection between the world of Curio and Grey's regular life does not feel fully developed, nor does the Defender/Chemist battle, although this looks to be addressed in a forthcoming prequel. VERDICT Purchase only where there is a ravenous fandom for steampunk and dystopia.-Heather Webb, Worthington Libraries, OH

      Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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