By Alyssa Hollingsworth (author)
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Kit has been cursed into a body that isn't her own. Idris has been cursed to dance to death. If they want to break their curses, they'll need to work together.
Kit and her step-sister Catharine have been close ever since their parents' royal marriage brought them together. But living under the king's roof is not safe for Kit, and illness is spreading through her joints. Her mother tells her it is a curse: When a woman in their family is hurt, they fall into a wasting sickness.
When an enchantment switches Kit and Catharine's bodies, Kit must find a way to make things right. But can she really bear to go back to her wasting body? Idris has learned a dark secret about his family and a crime they committed generations ago against the Hidden Folk. When he gets the chance to atone, he takes it—even though it means he will be danced to death.
But it is one thing to agree to be a martyr, and another to watch his choice destroy his family. Can he find a way to bring justice and still live? If Kit and Idris want to survive, they will need to work together. But lines blur as the two grow closer.
There are few ways to break a curse, and there may not be enough magic left to break them all.
Alyssa Hollingsworth is American and The Invisible Boy is her second novel. Her first novel, The Eleventh Trade was inspired by a trip she took to Afghanistan with an NGO to spend time with her sister and the Afghan people she works with. Alyssa wrote an award-winning essay about that experience and continues to work with refugees in the USA, helping them to adjust to their new lives. Alyssa is currently living in Bath where is she is taking a PhD in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
Of The Eleventh Trade , Alyssa says, "Sami's tale was inspired by the Afghans I met in Afghanistan, my older sister's nine years of NGO work in-country, and by the attack at the American charity Roots of Peace in March 2014. Unlike Sami's parents, my sister made it out alive. But I can never forget what it felt like to see a picture of the bombed-out house, printed in Time magazine. The Eleventh Trade is an attempt to give voice to the victims of war who continue to struggle with hope and healing even after they are 'safe'."
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Kit has been cursed into a body that isn't her own. Idris has been cursed to dance to death.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed All the Queens' Curses and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
All the Queens' Curses features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Fantasy / Magical, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Recommendations, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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All the Queens' Curses was written by Alyssa Hollingsworth and published by Rock the Boat an imprint of Oneworld Publications
All the Queens' Curses has 332 pages
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